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Rufous Morph Red-tailed Hawk Taking Flight Photos

By Mia McPherson|March 22nd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, altitude, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, crouching, female, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, lift off, lifting off, pushing off, raising wings, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, rufous, rufous morph, sequence, taking flight|

By the time I took this next image in the series the Red-tailed Hawk had straightened her legs, her wings were high over her body and she was pushing off from the rock.

Focusing On The Tundra Swans And Wetlands Of Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|February 3rd, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: adult, calling, Cygnus columbianus, dawn, flight, immature, marsh, marshes, Promontory Mountains, shades of blue, swan, swans, taking flight, Tundra Swan, waterfowl, wetlands, winter|

One year ago today I spent the morning focusing on and photographing the Tundra Swans and wetlands of Bear River MBR and I have to say that those birds and the marshes bring me such joy that I feel like I have to share them over and over.