Uinta National Forest – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Tree Swallow Nesting In An Aspen

By Mia McPherson|June 8th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Tree Swallows, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: adult, aspen, aspens, Bald Mountain Pass, clouds, female, ice, lake, Lily Lake, mountains, nest, nesting cavity, nesting season, nesting tree, Populus tremuloides, sky, snow, spring, Summit County, swallow, swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, tree, Tree Swallow, trees, trunk, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah, view|

While up high in the Uinta Mountains yesterday morning I photographed this female Tree Swallow checking out a nesting cavity in a Quaking Aspen.

Juvenile American Dippers

By Mia McPherson|September 24th, 2014|Categories: American Dippers, Birds, Cascade Springs, Utah, Wasatch County|Tags: American Dipper, aquatic songbird, autumn, behavior, Cinclus mexicanus, display, fall, foraging, immature, juvenile, prey, rushing water, stream, Uinta National Forest, water, water ouzel, young|

The drive to Cascade Springs was beautiful yesterday with the beginnings of fall colors on the mountains but for me the best part was photographing American Dippers again.

Wandering the Mount Nebo Scenic Byway

By Mia McPherson|June 28th, 2013|Categories: Juab County, Least Chipmunks, Mount Nebo, Utah, Utah County|Tags: Mount Nebo Scenic Byway, nature, nature photography, Neotamias minimus, photography, Uinta National Forest, wildlife, wildlife photography|

Yesterday I went wandering on the Mount Nebo Scenic Byway and although it wasn't "birdy" it was a beautiful drive and I enjoyed it immensely.