relaxed – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

American Pipits In My Viewfinder

By Mia McPherson|December 5th, 2021|Categories: American Pipits, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, alert, American Pipit, Anthus rubescens, autumn, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, fall, flats, morning, old lake bed, pipit, pipits, playa, relaxed, rock, rocks, Utah|

I've been seeing and hearing American Pipits since the end of September but this was the first time this fall I was able to get close to them.

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Colorful Twilight Sky

By Mia McPherson|September 12th, 2021|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: beauty, clouds, colorful, evening, fence, grasses, lake, light, marsh, mountains, pastels, peaceful, relaxed, sky, summer, sunset, twilight, valley, vivid, wetlands|

I don't have much to say today and all I really wanted to do was share this photo of a colorful twilight I took at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge about 6 years ago.

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Canada Goose Portrait

By Mia McPherson|January 22nd, 2021|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, Branta canadensis, Canada Goose, close up, geese, goose, pond, portrait, relaxed, resting, waterfowl, winter|

Today I wanted to share this simple Canada Goose portrait. I took this portrait three years ago today at a pond close to where I live in Salt Lake City.

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Farewell to 2015 – Owl See You in 2016

By Mia McPherson|December 31st, 2015|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: Athene cunicularia, birds of prey, Burrowing Owl, immature, juvenile, owl, owlet, owls, relaxed, resting, Species of Concern, summer, water trough, Western Burrowing Owl, young|

I don't know how many hours I have spent in the field photographing birds and wildlife this year but I know that every moment has been special and I treasure that.

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Resting Black Skimmer Juvenile – My Banner Image

By Mia McPherson|September 11th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: beach, Black Skimmer, chick, coast, coastal island, Gulf of Mexico, immature, juvenile, relaxed, resting, Rynchops niger, sand, skimmers, summer|

Several people have remarked on how much they like the resting Black Skimmer juvenile image that was in my rotating banner at the top of this blog so I thought I would post it to show the whole bird.

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