roses – 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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I’m Just Mad About Sparrows

By Mia McPherson|September 8th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Brewer's Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: adult, branches, Brewer's Sparrow, desert, Fragrant Sumac, immature, juvenile, Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, Passerculus sandwichensis, Poocetes gramineus, Rhus aromatica, rose hips, roses, Savannah Sparrow, sky, smoky, sparrow, sparrows, Spizella breweri, sumac, Vesper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, wild roses, young, Zonotrichia leucophrys|

I had a great time photographing all of the sparrow species I saw two days ago and I could have stayed with them all morning long. I might do just that later this week.

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Wild Roses Provide Cover for Sparrows, Finches And Juncos

By Mia McPherson|November 21st, 2019|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Box Elder County, Dark-eyed Juncos, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: American Goldfinch, autumn, cover, Dark-eyed Junco, finch, finches, goldfinch, goldfinches, junco, Junco hyemalis, juncos, rose bush, roses, safety, sparrow, sparrows, Spinus tristis, White-crowned Sparrow, wild rose, Zonotrichia leucophrys|

Small birds like these White-crowned Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos and American Goldfinches need cover that provides safety for them from predators.

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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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Roseate Visions

By Mia McPherson|April 16th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Dunedin, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, New Zealand, Roseate Spoonbills|Tags: bird photography, birding, birds, dawn, nature photography, Pinellas County, Platalea ajaja, roseate, Roseate Spoonbill, roses, wildlife photography|

The sky outside is cloudy and gray this morning so I thought I'd share some images with rosy colors to brighten my day and hopefully yours as well.

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