winter coat – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Shedding Elk High In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|April 27th, 2022|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, canyon, Cervus canadensis, cow, eating, Elk, elks, female, grasses, grazing, herd, hillside, mountains, sage, sagebrush, shedding, slope, spring, Wasatch Mountains, winter coat|

I was pretty excited to spot a small herd of cow and yearling Elk grazing on a steep slope in a canyon high in the Wasatch Mountains this past Sunday.

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Wild Utah Mink Tests Positive For Coronavirus

By Mia McPherson|December 15th, 2020|Categories: American Badgers, American Mink, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Long-tailed Weasels, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: 2020, adult, American Badger, American Mink, badger, badgers, burrow, coronavirus, Covid-19, creek, fog, grasses, Long-tailed Weasel, mammals, marsh, mink, minks, Mustela frenata, mustelid, mustelids, Neovison vison, one-eared, rocks, shore, shoreline, standing, Taxidea taxus, vegetation, water, weasel, weasels, winter coat|

I'm concerned for our wild American Mink and have begun to wonder of the coronavirus could be passed to the other native mustelids here in Utah.

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Long-tailed Weasel in Winter White

By Mia McPherson|November 30th, 2016|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Long-tailed Weasels, Utah, Wildlife|Tags: adult, fog, hillside, Long-tailed Weasel, Mustela frenata, mustelids, nemesis, weasel, weasels, winter coat, winter white|

I was able to photograph a Long-tailed Weasel in its white winter coat two years ago at Farmington Bay WMA and although I liked the images they really weren't what I truly desire.

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Long-tailed Weasel in its winter coat and morning fog

By Mia McPherson|December 2nd, 2014|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Long-tailed Weasels, Utah, Wildlife|Tags: burrow, Davis County, fog, Long-tailed Weasel, Mustela frenata, mustelid, rocks, standing, weasel, weasels, white coat, white winter coat, wildlife, winter coat|

Today I spotted a Long-tailed Weasel in its winter coat but the light wasn't great and the whole area was socked in by fog.

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Birds and Bison

By Mia McPherson|March 6th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, European Starlings, Utah|Tags: adult, American Bison, back, birds, Bison, Bison bison, bull, desert island, European Starling, flight, flock, flying, grasses, male, nature photography, sit, starling, starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, tongue, wildlife photography, winter coat|

Certain species of birds ride on the backs of Bison and feed on the insects they find in the Bison's fur; European Starlings are among those birds.

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