strange – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Elk At Buffalo National River Plus A Video Clip

By Mia McPherson|October 17th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Boxley Valley, Buffalo National River, Elk, Newton County, Video|Tags: antlers, autumn, bull, bulls, Cervus canadensis, Elk, fall, forest, grazing, immature, male, mammals, strange, valley, video, young|

I had an excellent adventure yesterday morning with Steve Creek and his dog, Rosie, photographing the Elk at Buffalo National River in Boxley Valley, Arkansas.

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Arkansas House Finch With Odd Coloration

By Mia McPherson|June 13th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, House Finches, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, color variation, finch, finches, garden, Haemorhous mexicanus, House Finch, odd coloration, perched, plumage variation, spring, strange, urban, yard|

While I visited my friend Steve Creek in Arkansas, he had a House Finch with an odd color variation coming to his feeders, which I photographed from his deck.

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Sage Thrasher In Riparian Habitat

By Mia McPherson|August 7th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Sage Thrashers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adaptation, adult, Black twinberry honeysuckle, canyon, climate change, elevation, habitat, honeysuckle, honeysuckles, Lonicera involucrata, mimids, mountains, Oreoscoptes montanus, riparian habitat, riparian zone, Sage Thrasher, strange, thrasher, thrashers, willow thicket, willows|

Towards the end of last month I found a Sage Thrasher high in the mountains in riparian habitat which surprised me. A lot.

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Snowy Egret With The Strangest Shadows I Have Ever Seen – How Does This Even Happen?

By Mia McPherson|October 1st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, bank, egret, egrets, Egretta thula, enclosed, fall, inside, legs, light, marsh, morning light, odd, projected, reflection, reflections, secondary shadow, shadow, shadows, Snowy Egret, strange, strangest, wading birds, water, weird, wetlands|

Yesterday morning I took a series of photos of a Snowy Egret at Farmington Bay WMA with the strangest shadows I have ever seen.

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Buck Pronghorn with Oddly Misshapened Horns

By Mia McPherson|October 8th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: Antilocapra americana, atypical, bent, close up, deformed, head shot, nature, nature photography, portrait, Pronghorn, Pronghorn Antelope, rut, strange, unique, unusual, Utah, wildlife, wildlife photography|

This October 3rd I spotted this pronghorn for the third or fourth time in this past year only this time I had good light, the buck wasn't far away and because it is rut season he was only paying attention to the does and other bucks in the area.

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Pinto Bean Laughing Gulls

By Mia McPherson|September 8th, 2010|Categories: Bird ID, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Laughing Gulls, Leucistic, Pinellas County|Tags: bird ID, gulls, Laughing Gull, leucistic, Leucophaeus atricilla, odd, pigment issues, strange|

On several occasions I have seen and photographed Laughing Gulls that have strange colored markings on their bills and legs. I have assumed that they are partially leucistic though I could be wrong.

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