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Dickcissel Images From Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|May 22nd, 2024|Categories: Birds, Dickcissels, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomlands, burned, burnt, Dickcissel, Dickcissels, fire, leaves, male, perched, snag, spring, top, tree|

I've been enjoying taking photos of Dickcissels at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge since I arrived in Oklahoma. Hearing them sing has also been a joy.

Rock Squirrel Tree Topper

By Mia McPherson|April 2nd, 2023|Categories: Rock Squirrels, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: adult, foothills, juniper, junipers, Juniperus osteosperma, mountains, Otospermophilus variegatus, Rock Squirrel, sky, sky island mountains, spring, squirrel, squirrels, top, Utah Juniper|

Almost three years ago, I photographed this Rock Squirrel perched in top of a juniper in the foothills of some sky island mountains in the West Desert of Utah.