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Red-winged Blackbird In Warm Morning Light

By Mia McPherson|October 2nd, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Red-winged Blackbirds, Utah|Tags: adult, Agelaius phoeniceus, autumn, blackbird, blackbirds, fall, male, marsh, morning light, perched, phragmites, phrags, Red-winged Blackbird, warm, wetlands|

At Bear River MBR two days ago, I paused to take pictures of this Red-winged Blackbird in the warm morning light despite the mosquitoes trying to bite my neck.

Winter Great Blue Heron On Ice

By Mia McPherson|March 1st, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, cold, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, ice, icy, marsh, nest building, nesting, nests, pond, snow, standing, wading birds, warm, wetlands, winter|

This may have been my last chance this winter to photograph a Great Blue Heron on ice so I am glad I took photos of it as it landed and cautiously walked around on the ice.