rose – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Wild Rose Blossom And Buds

By Mia McPherson|July 6th, 2022|Categories: Shrubs, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wood's Rose|Tags: bloom, blooming, blossoms, buds, flowering, leaves, Rosa woodsii, rose, rosebuds, roses, shrub, summer, Woods' Rose|

When I photographed this wild rose blossom and buds high in the mountains last week just seeing the flower made me happy. I stopped to photograph the roses.

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Loggerhead Shrike On A Wild Rose In Front of The Dying Great Salt Lake

By Mia McPherson|November 16th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, climate change, climate crisis, desert, dry lake bed, dying, fall, Great Salt Lake, Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike, mud flats, perched, playa, Rosa woodsii, rose, shore, shrike, shrikes, water consumption, water levels, wild rose, Woods' Rose|

Had I taken these Loggerhead Shrike photos four to five years ago the background wouldn't have been dry lake bed. It would have shown water. Precious, life-giving water.

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Wild Roses in Bloom in Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|July 1st, 2019|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: bloom, blooming, introduced, native, naturalized, pink wildflowers, Rosa woodsii, rose, rose bush, roses, wild rose, wild roses, wildflowers, Wood’s Roses|

The wild roses, like many of the other wildflowers, don't bloom for long so I am happy that I took the time to photograph individual blossoms and the top of one of the rose bushes this year

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Autumn American Goldfinch and Rose Hips

By Mia McPherson|November 23rd, 2018|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Box Elder County, Finches and Allies, Utah|Tags: adult, American Goldfinch, autumn, desert, fall, finch, finches, goldfinch, goldfinches, nonbreeding plumage, perched, rose, rose hips, Spinus tristis, wild rose, winter plumage|

Earlier this week I left home well before the sun came up, sat on my rear end for over five hours, traveled over 230 miles and the only decent image I took was of this American Goldfinch perched on a wild rose surrounded by scarlet rose hips.

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Nonbreeding Chipping Sparrow on a Wild Rose

By Mia McPherson|October 1st, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Chipping Sparrows, Utah|Tags: Chipping Sparrow, desert, nonbreeding plumage, perched, rose, rose hips, sparrow, sparrows, Spizella passerina, wild rose|

I photographed this nonbreeding Chipping Sparrow the last week of September as it perched briefly on a wild rose, I love the pop of color the rose hips provided.

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Fall Vesper Sparrow Perched On A Wild Rose Bush

By Mia McPherson|September 24th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, desert, fall, perched, Poocetes gramineus, rose, rose hips, sparrow, sparrows, Vesper Sparrow, wild rose|

Yesterday I saw a single Vesper Sparrow which came in and perched out in the open on a lovely Wild Rose that was full of rose hips in nice light. What is not to like about that?

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