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Great Blue Heron Slip Slidin’ Away

By Mia McPherson|February 16th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, flight, flying, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, ice, icy, jumping, landing, marsh, open water, sliding, slip, slippery, slipping, wading birds, walking, wetlands, winter|

Earlier this week, I visited Bear River MBR and had a fantastic time capturing photographs of birds sliding on the ice. This included an adult Great Blue Heron.

Ice Skating American Coot

By Mia McPherson|November 30th, 2019|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: American Coot, balance, big feet, coot, coots, Fulica americana, ice, pond, slippery, sloding, wings, winter|

I especially enjoy watching American Coots in winter when they try to use their large greenish feet to walk on ice because that can be rather comical and I love to laugh.