shoreline – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Snowy Plover Resting at the Wrack Line

By Mia McPherson|July 12th, 2011|Categories: Florida, Shorebirds, Snowy Plovers|Tags: Anarhynchus nivosus, bird photography, birds, Gulf of Mexico, Low angle, nature, north beach, plovers, resting, sand, shorebirds, shoreline, Snowy Plover, water, wildlife, winter, wintering, wrack line|

I spotted this plover resting near the wrack line near the Gulf of Mexico during the winter and sand-crawled up close to it to get a low angle in the beautiful light.

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Friday Photos – White Morph Reddish Egret

By Mia McPherson|July 8th, 2011|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Humor, Reddish Egrets|Tags: bird ID, dancer, dancing, egret, egrets, Egretta rufescens, Gulf of Mexico, hunting, Reddish Egret, shoreline, wading birds, waves, white morph|

Reddish Egrets seem to be natural born "Dancers" when they are hunting for prey, they twirl, spin, piroquette and dip.

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Friday Photos: Greater Yellowlegs

By Mia McPherson|June 17th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Greater Yellowlegs, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, coast, coastal, evening, Greater Yellowlegs, lagoon, Low angle, resting, rising sun, shore, shorebirds, shoreline, Tringa melanolueca, water, yellowlegs|

When looking at a Greater Yellowlegs there is NO mistaking how they got the name "Yellowlegs".

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American Oystercatchers

By Mia McPherson|June 14th, 2011|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, American Oystercatcher, beach, bird photography, coastal, Gulf of Mexico, Haematopus palliatus, immature, juvenile, Low angle, oystercatcher, oystercatchers, shorebirds, shoreline, water, young|

American Oystercatchers are fascinating birds to photograph, They can strike unusual poses and their plumage is spectacular in flight. I enjoyed watching them pry open bivalves with their long bill

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Friday Photos: Great Egret

By Mia McPherson|June 10th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Egrets|Tags: adult, Ardea alba, dunes, egret, egrets, Great Egret, habitat, photography, Pinellas County, shore, shoreline, tidal lagoon, wading birds|

I know this photo will always remind me of the great times I had photographing birds at Fort De Soto, one of my favorite places on earth.

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Barn Owl Delight

By Mia McPherson|April 21st, 2011|Categories: American Barn Owls, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Barn Owl, birds of prey, flight, flying, Great Salt Lake, marsh, nesting season, owl, owls, shoreline, spring, Tyto furcata, wetlands|

I had a delightful experience this past week in northern Utah with a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) that was flying along side the road that we were traveling on.

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Shorebirds: Spotted Sandpipers

By Mia McPherson|April 10th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Spotted Sandpipers|Tags: Actitis macularia, adult, bird ID, birds, coast, coastal, fluffed up, Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, nonbreeding plumage, oysters, rip rap, sandpiper, sandpipers, seawall, shorebirds, shoreline, Spotted Sandpiper, winter|

Spotted Sandpipers are fun to watch as they walk along the shoreline as they teeter, bob and bounce their rear ends up and down.

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Rotation Adjustments – Sanderling At Dawn

By Mia McPherson|October 26th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Sanderlings|Tags: autumn, beach, bird photography, Calidris alba, coastal, coastal island, fall, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, low light, nonbreeding plumage, rotation adjustment, sand, Sanderling, sanderlings, shore, shorebird, shoreline, water, waves|

Proper rotation can make an image work. Improper rotation can cause the the person viewing to wonder what isn't right about an image.

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