woodlands – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Cooper’s Hawk – Nearly Hidden And In Plain Sight

By Mia McPherson|March 17th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Cooper’s Hawks, Morgan County, Salt Lake County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: accipiter, Accipiter cooperii, Accipiters, autumn, branches, canyon, Cooper’s Hawk, cryptic plumage, distance, fall, fence, First Spring, hatch year, hawk, hawks, hidden, immature, Morgan County, mountains, perched, plain, raptors, resting, Salt Lake County, sight, tree, trees, urban, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, winter, wooden fence, woodlands, young|

Two days ago, while I was photographing some Rock Squirrels, I saw a beautiful immature Cooper's Hawk fly in and land in a tangle of trees near the squirrels.

Weidemeyer’s Admiral Butterfly In The Uinta Mountains

By Mia McPherson|August 19th, 2023|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah, Video, Weidemeyer's Admiral Butterflies|Tags: adult, butterflies, butterfly, forest, Limenitis weidemeyerii, mountains, perched, resting, summer, Utah, Weidemeyer's Admiral, Weidemeyer's Admiral Butterfly, woodlands|

I was delighted to photograph this Weidemeyer's Admiral butterfly two days ago while I was with April Olson high in the stunning forests of the Uinta Mountains.

Immature Cooper’s Hawk Appearing Just A Bit Goofy

By Mia McPherson|December 7th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Cooper’s Hawks, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Accipiter cooperii, Accipiters, birds of prey, canyon, Cooper’s Hawk, fence rail, funny, goofy, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, immature, mountains, perched, preening, raptors, wooden, woodlands|

Sometimes raptors can look deadly serious and intense, especially when they are watching, diving on or consuming prey but they can appear to look a little goofy too.