soft – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Carolina Chickadee Images From Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|July 27th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Carolina Chickadees, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Arkansas, bright, Carolina Chickadee, chickadee, chickadees, curious, driftwood, feeder, head tilt, hull, hungry, looking, morning light, perch, perched, Poecile carolinensis, Sebastian County, soft, summer, sunflower, urban, yard|

I was thrilled to take scores of Carolina Chickadee images when I was in Arkansas, from the comfort of my friend Steve Creek's deck while I visited with him.

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Urban California Gull In Soft Morning Light

By Mia McPherson|March 21st, 2022|Categories: Birds, California Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, breeding plumage, California Gull, gull, gulls, Larus californicus, morning light, park, perched, pond, railing, soft, urban, water, winter|

Last week I spent a few minutes focused on photographing an urban California Gull in soft morning light at a pond close to home.

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An American White Pelican In Soft Morning Light

By Mia McPherson|March 17th, 2022|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, morning light, park, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, pond, preening, soft, urban, water, winter|

Two mornings ago I photographed my first American White Pelican of the year in soft morning light at an urban park close to home.

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Rough-legged Hawk In Soft Morning Light

By Mia McPherson|February 3rd, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo lagopus, Buteos, frost, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, immature, marsh, morning light, perched, raptors, Rough-legged Hawk, soft, subadult, wetland, winter, wooden post, young|

Last month while enjoying one of the most relaxing trips I have had to Bear River MBR in a long time I came across this Rough-legged Hawk in soft morning light.

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Swallow Quartet – Bank, Barn, Cliff And Tree Swallows At Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|September 7th, 2019|Categories: Bank Swallows, Barn Swallows, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Cliff Swallows, Tree Swallows, Utah|Tags: adult, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, early morning light, Hirundo rustica, immature, journeys, lifting off, marshes, migration, morning light, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, Riparia riparia, soft, swallow, swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, Tree Swallow, young|

I was glad to be able to photograph Bank, Barn, Cliff and Tree Swallows perched on top of a stand of phragmites near the auto tour route on the refuge in early morning light.

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