thin – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

My Best Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Photos – So Far

By Mia McPherson|June 23rd, 2024|Categories: Birds, Scissor-tailed Flycatchers|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, branch, field, flycatcher, flycatchers, perched, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, sky, spring, thin, Tyrannus forficatus, tyrant flycatchers, wire|

I finally decided to share my best Scissor-tailed Flycatcher photos that I've taken since my move. I created a gallery and hope to get more photos of them soon.

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Spring Eastern Kingbird Photos From Tishomingo NWR

By Mia McPherson|May 23rd, 2024|Categories: Birds, Eastern Kingbirds, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomlands, branch, Eastern Kingbird, kingbird, kingbirds, mulberry, Oklahoma, perched, spring, thin, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Tishomingo NWR, Tyrannus tyrannus, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant flycatchers|

Since my arrival in Oklahoma, I've had fun taking Eastern Kingbird photos at the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. I've seen dozens of these kingbirds there.

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Great Goldeneye-Merganser Showdown: Who Won the Shad?

By Mia McPherson|February 15th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Goldeneyes, Common Mergansers, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: Ardea herodias, bill, Bucephala clangula, chasing, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, diving ducks, drake, duck, ducks, feet, female, fish, following, Great Blue Heron, hen, ice, legs, male, marsh, Mergus merganser, prey, running, shad, sliding, slipping, thin, wading birds, winter|

On my last trip to Bear River MBR I saw and photographed a Goldeneye-Merganser showdown where the prize that was being fought over was a shiny shad.

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Focusing On American Coot Photos At Farmington Bay

By Mia McPherson|January 11th, 2022|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, American Coot, big, checking, coot, coots, Davis County, droplets, eating, fall, Farmington Bay WMA, feeding, feet, foot, forating, frost, frosty, Fulica americana, grass, grasses, green, ice, lifted, marsh, out, rest, sip, thin, Utah, vegetation, water, wetland, winter|

Yesterday morning I spent part of my time focusing on taking American Coot photos in the marshes and wetlands of Farmington Bay WMA. I adore these goofy birds.

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Great Blue Heron In Flight Photos

By Mia McPherson|May 1st, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, banked, clouds, diffused light, dorsal aspect, flight, flying, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, high, marsh, morning, on the wing, Promontory Mountains, spread, spring, sunlight, thin, wading birds, wetlands, wings|

Today I am sharing seven Great Blue Heron in flight photos from the marsh at Bear River MBR that I took three days ago.

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