slope – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Shedding Elk High In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|April 27th, 2022|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, canyon, Cervus canadensis, cow, eating, Elk, elks, female, grasses, grazing, herd, hillside, mountains, sage, sagebrush, shedding, slope, spring, Wasatch Mountains, winter coat|

I was pretty excited to spot a small herd of cow and yearling Elk grazing on a steep slope in a canyon high in the Wasatch Mountains this past Sunday.

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Yellow-bellied Marmot That Should Be Hibernating

By Mia McPherson|February 8th, 2021|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, awake, desert, hibernating, hibernation, lichen, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, mountains, rocks, rocky, rodents, slope, too early, winter, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

The Yellow-bellied Marmot in these photos should be hibernating until mid-March. I spotted it wide awake yesterday on a rocky slope in northern Utah.

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Photographing Elk In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|June 25th, 2020|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: canyon, Cervus canadensis, cow, cows, creek, Elk, female, females, herd, hillside, mountains, running, sage, sagebrush, slope, summer, walking|

I had a spectacular morning yesterday high up in the Wasatch Mountains and among the highlights of the day was a herd of cow Elk moving down a hillside just before 9 o'clock.

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More Frustrations With Photographing Golden Eagles

By Mia McPherson|April 16th, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Golden Eagles, Utah|Tags: Aquila chrysaetos, birds of prey, eagle, eagles, flight, flying, frustrations in bird photography, Golden Eagle, hillside, lift off, low light, photographing, raptors, sagebrush, slope|

I get absolutely tired of the frustrations I have had trying to photograph Golden Eagles, it seems that something or someone always messes with my chances of getting the images I want of them.

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