suet – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Autumn White-breasted Nuthatch In Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|November 11th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Sebastian County, White-breasted Nuthatches|Tags: adult, autumn, driftwood, fall, feeder, garden, nuthatch, nuthatches, open bill, Sitta carolinensis, suburban, suet, White-breasted Nuthatch, yard|

This morning, I'm sharing an autumn White-breasted Nuthatch photo I took yesterday in Arkansas. I truly love seeing these nuthatches and hearing them call.

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Pine Warbler With A Carolina Mantis

By Mia McPherson|October 3rd, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Carolina Mantises, Pine Warblers, Sebastian County|Tags: autumn, Carolina Mantis, early morning, fall, feeder, garden, insects, low light, mantids, mantis, Pine Warbler, praying mantis, Setophaga pinus, Stagmomantis carolina, suet, suet feeder, urban, warbler, warblers, wood-warblers, yard|

Two days ago before sunrise, I went to put suet in the feeder and found a Carolina Mantis on the stick. Later, a Pine Warbler arrived, and it got interesting.

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Low Light Carolina Wren Images

By Mia McPherson|September 28th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Carolina Wrens, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, autumn, Carolina Wren, driftwood, fall, feeder, garden, lift off, low light, perched, suet, Thryothorus ludovicianus, urban, wren, yard|

I don't always have the best light to photograph birds in—that's simply a fact. But I do like these low-light Carolina Wren images taken this week.

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Adult Female Downy Woodpecker

By Mia McPherson|August 30th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Downy Woodpeckers, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, bill, Downy Woodpecker, driftwood, Dryobates pubescens, feeder, female, garden, suet, summer, urban, woodpecker, woodpeckers, yard|

I'm sharing a simple photo of a female Downy Woodpecker this morning that I took yesterday. But is the image all that simple for me? It isn't, not really.

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More Red-bellied Woodpecker Photos

By Mia McPherson|May 14th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, bill, clinging, close up, driftwood, feeder, female, food, full, garden, hanging on, male, Melanerpes carolinus, portrait, Red-bellied Woodpecker, spring, suet, urban, vine, woodpecker, woodpeckers, yard|

Today, I am sharing more Red-bellied Woodpecker photos that I took while visiting my friend Steve Creek and his dog Rosie in his birdy Arkansas yard and garden.

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Young Male Downy Woodpecker

By Mia McPherson|August 4th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Downy Woodpeckers, Sebastian County|Tags: bill, calls, Downy Woodpecker, driftwood, Dryobates pubescens, feeder, immature, male, perched, Steve Creek, suet, summer, urban, whinnies, woodpecker, woodpeckers, yard, young|

I thought this young male Downy Woodpecker, with bits of suet on his bill, was a striking bird, and that's why I decided to share this photo today.

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