sandhills – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Ten Sandhill Cranes At Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|March 2nd, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, barren, breeding behavior, crane, cranes, dance, dancing, displaying, field, foraging, leap, leaping, marsh, mating behavior, migration, sandhill, Sandhill Crane, Sandhill Cranes, sandhills, spring migration|

It was the highlight of my morning to find, observe, listen to, and photograph ten Sandhill Cranes at Bear River MBR yesterday.

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Waiting For My First Of Year Sandhill Crane

By Mia McPherson|February 6th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, crane, cranes, dawn, flats, morning, mud flats, sandhill, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, walking|

In 2020 I had my first of year Sandhill Crane sighting on February 23rd. This morning I can barely wait to see and hear Sandhill Cranes again.

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Adult Sandhill Crane At The Edge Of A Summer Storm In Montana

By Mia McPherson|February 4th, 2019|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, clouds, crane, cranes, foraging, grassland, light, sandhill, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, shadows, spring, storm, valley|

I was drawn to this photo because of the light on the Sandhill Crane and the grasses it was foraging in plus how that contrasts with the dark shadows on the mountains behind the bird.

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American Avocets, American White Pelicans and Sandhill Cranes Have Returned

By Mia McPherson|February 11th, 2018|Categories: American Avocets, American White Pelicans, Birds, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: American Avocet, American White Pelican, Antigone canadensis, avocet, avocets, crane, cranes, early migrants, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, Recurvirostra americana, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, shorebirds, spring migrants|

I'm excited that the American Avocets, American White Pelicans and Sandhill Cranes have returned to northern Utah because I look forward to seeing and photographing them again.

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Sandhill Cranes Plus Views of Flooded Marshes at Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|March 16th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: Antigone canadensis, crane, cranes, Cygnus columbianus, female, flooding, male, marsh, marshes, mates, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, Tundra Swan, water level|

I saw and photographed a mated pair of Sandhill Cranes yesterday morning in the marsh from the auto tour loop and watched them search for food.

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I Adore Sandhill Cranes

By Mia McPherson|March 11th, 2017|Categories: Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adults, Aldo Leopold, Antigone canadensis, bugling, calling, clouds, crane, cranes, farmlands, feeding grounds, flight, flying, landing, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, sky, winter|

Even though I can't see them with my eyes as I write this I can imagine Sandhill Cranes waiting for the first rays of the sun to reach the marshes where they spent the night.

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New Genus for Sandhill Cranes

By Mia McPherson|July 9th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, American Ornithologists’ Union, Antigone canadensis, AOU, crane, cranes, farmlands, flight, Genus, male, mated pair, new genus, pair, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, sky, species, wet meadow|

Another change that has officially occurred was that Sandhill Cranes were moved from the genus Grus to Antigone.

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Pair of Sandhill Cranes Calling in Flight

By Mia McPherson|March 7th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, calling, clouds, crane, cranes, farmlands, female, flight, flying, low light, male, pair, rattling call, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, sky, winter|

I was photographing a pair of cranes foraging on the ground when a pair of Sandhill Cranes calling in flight flew over and I took a series of images of them.

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Pair of Sandhill Cranes in Wayne County

By Mia McPherson|March 4th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: Antigone canadensis, crane, cranes, farmlands, female, field, male, mates, pair, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, spring|

My life is great whenever I can photograph a pair of Sandhill Cranes wherever I find them and yesterday I had these beauties in my viewfinder.

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Sandhill Crane And Its Nearly Full-sized Colt

By Mia McPherson|August 9th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, colt, crane, cranes, field, full-sized, immature, juvenile, marsh, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, summer, wetlands, young|

The Sandhill Crane colts at Farmington Bay are as tall as their parents and look just like them except for the markings on their head and the color of their bills and eyes.

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Sandhill Crane and a stormy sky

By Mia McPherson|August 27th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, breeding season, crane, cranes, flight, flying, mountains, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, spring, stormy sky|

In March of this year I spent several days photographing Sandhill Cranes in southern Utah where the light and the weather could rapidly change.

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Sandhill Crane In Flight

By Mia McPherson|March 31st, 2014|Categories: Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, clouds, crane, cranes, flight, flying, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, sky|

I am keeping it simple this morning with a lone Sandhill Crane in flight over Wayne County that I photographed about two weeks ago while in southern Utah.

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