twilight – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Colorful Twilight Sky

By Mia McPherson|September 12th, 2021|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: beauty, clouds, colorful, evening, fence, grasses, lake, light, marsh, mountains, pastels, peaceful, relaxed, sky, summer, sunset, twilight, valley, vivid, wetlands|

I don't have much to say today and all I really wanted to do was share this photo of a colorful twilight I took at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge about 6 years ago.

Photographing The Earth’s Shadow With A Great Blue Heron

By Mia McPherson|October 27th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Blue Herons, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, Belt of Venus, earth shadow, Earth's Shadow, Great Blue Heron, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, heron, herons, lagoon, photograph, photographing, pre-dawn light, twilight, water|

Because I arrived at twilight that morning and had a clear sky I knew that I could take photos of the Great Blue Heron with the blue colored Earth's Shadow and pink Belt of Venus behind it.

I’ve got the Blues – Great Blue Herons that is!

By Mia McPherson|October 15th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Blue Herons, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, Belt of Venus, bird photography, coast, coastal, earth shadow, Great Blue Heron, Gulf of Mexico, heron, herons, low light, portrait, pre-dawn light, sand dune, twilight, warm light|

It seems I have always had a fondness for Great Blue Herons although I don't recall the first time I ever saw one. Great Blues are large wading birds that have a prehistoric look to them and even their calls; more like a croak, sound like something from the long distant past.