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Seeking Refuge At Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By Mia McPherson|February 1st, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah, Video|Tags: Bear River, flats, glowing, gorgeous, marsh, moon, morning glow, morning light, mountains, Promontory Mountains, reflections, refuge, river, scenery, sky, spring-like, view, water, wetlands, winter|

On January 30th, I spent my morning seeking refuge at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Mother Nature supplied the refuge I sought with grand, gorgeous views.

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Day At Mount Magazine State Park With Steve Creek

By Mia McPherson|August 26th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Cottontails, Logan County, Mount Magazine State Park, White-tailed Deer|Tags: adult, Arkansas, bluffs, buck, close up, clouds, cottontail, cottontails, deer, doe, Eastern Cottontail, eating, female, fence, forest, grass, grasses, landscape, leaves, Logan County, male, Mount Magazine, Mount Magazine SP, Mount Magazine State Park, mountains, Mt Magazine, Odocoileus virginianus, rabbit, rabbits, road, roadside, scenic, scenic view, sky, smoke, smoky, spring, Sylvilagus floridanus, trees, valley, view, walkway, White-tailed Deer|

I've been meaning to share these images taken on a June day spent with my dear friend Steve Creek from Mount Magazine State Park in Arkansas for weeks.

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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.

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Wintry View Of Bear River MBR And The Snow-covered Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|August 3rd, 2020|Categories: American Herring Gulls, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, California Gulls, Ring-billed Gulls, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: American Herring Gulls, California Gulls, clouds, gull, gulls, ice, Larus californicus, Larus delawarensis, Larus smithsonianus, marsh, mountains, refuge, Ring-billed Gulls, snow, snowy mountains, view, Wasatch Mountains, water, wildlife refuge, winter, wintry|

Just viewing this winter photo of the refuge made me feel refreshed and cooler. I also realized it might be hot now but cooler weather will be here before long.

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