what birds do in hail storms – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Hail Yeah – Storm at Red Rock Lakes Dam

By Mia McPherson|October 28th, 2012|Categories: American Avocets, Beaverhead County, Birds, Montana, Peregrine Falcons, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Wilson's Phalaropes|Tags: American Avocet, birding, birds of prey, driving rain, Falco peregrinus, falcon, falcons, flight, flying, hail, hail storm, landing, Peregrine Falcon, Phalaropus tricolor, prey, rain, rainbow, raptors, Recurvirostra americana, rough weather, what birds do in hail storms, Wilson's Phalarope|

Since I began photographing birds in Florida I have gotten used to getting wet to photograph shorebirds, wringing wet at times but my gear has never been as wet as it was the day I took these images from inside the pickup.