Willow Pond

California Gull On Ice

By Mia McPherson|January 14th, 2021|Categories: Birds, California Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, authentic, authenticity, California Gull, close up, gull, gulls, handout, ice, Larus californicus, nonbreeding plumage, pond, profile, thin ice, Willow Pond, winter|

I went down to my local pond yesterday afternoon where the first bird I photographed was an adult California Gull standing on thin ice.

Adult Snow Goose on Willow Pond

By Mia McPherson|December 7th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: adult, Anser caerulescens, geese, goose, lone, migration, pond, Snow Goose, urban, water, waterfowl, Willow Pond, winter|

There were several hundred Canada Geese on the pond and because I have seen reports of Cackling and Snow Geese in the area I scanned the pond with my lens and spotted a lone Snow Goose.