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Photographing An American Herring Gull In Thick Fog At Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|January 29th, 2020|Categories: American Herring Gulls, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Herring Gull, Bear River, fog, foggy, gull, gulls, heavy fog, ice, ice shelf, Larus smithsonianus, low light, nonbreeding plumage, photographing, riverbank, shoreline, snow, thick fog, water, winter|

After reviewing the images I took of the gull at home on a larger screen I was happy to see that it was a Herring Gull, gulls we only see in the winter here.

Photographing Canada Geese in Flight in Fog and Golden Afternoon Light

By Mia McPherson|January 9th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: afternoon light, Branta canadensis, calling, Canada Geese, flight, flying, fog, foggy, geese, golden light, goose, photograph, photographing, pond, thick fog, waterfowl|

These two photos of Canada Geese were taken in very different lighting conditions and while both tested my skills as a bird photographer one of them required more thought from me and challenged my skills more too.