specular highlights – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Today Is Utah’s Swan Day For 2024

By Mia McPherson|March 9th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: Bear River MBR, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, close up, Cygnus columbianus, ice, marsh, mountains, portrait, resting, small in frame, snow, specular highlights, swan, swans, Tundra Swan, Utah, waterfowl, wetlands, winter|

Today is March 9th, and it is Utah's Swan Day 2024! The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour loop is a terrific place to see these lovely white swans.

American Pipit In Frosted Grasses

By Mia McPherson|November 4th, 2023|Categories: American Pipits, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Pipit, Anthus rubescens, autumn, fall, frost, frosted, frosty, glitter, glow, grass, grasses, marsh, nonbreeding plumage, pipit, pipits, roadside, specular highlights, standing, wetlands|

Last Monday, when I photographed this American Pipit at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in frosted grasses, I had several thoughts whirling around in my mind.

One Funny Snowy Egret Photo

By Mia McPherson|September 26th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: close up, down, duckweed, egret, egrets, Egretta thula, fall, fish, foraging, freshwater marsh, funny, gulping, head, hunting, marsh, mode, model, morning light, portrait, pre-migration, prey, Snowy Egret, sparkling, specular highlights, upside down, wading birds, water, wetland|

September is a marvelous time for photographing Snowy Egrets in the freshwater marshes that surround the Great Salt Lake.