http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings Mia McPherson's photography and the stories behind the images Tue, 21 May 2013 11:28:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/21/a-juvenile-red-tailed-hawk-in-really-bad-light/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/21/a-juvenile-red-tailed-hawk-in-really-bad-light/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 11:28:24 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8408 Sometimes I take the shot despite knowing that I am not shooting in optimal conditions, most of the time the results are awful but once in awhile I actually enjoy the final image. . . . → Read More: A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk in really bad light]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/21/a-juvenile-red-tailed-hawk-in-really-bad-light/feed/ 3 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/20/adult-and-juvenile-white-ibis/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/20/adult-and-juvenile-white-ibis/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:45:09 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8401 White Ibis can be strange looking birds to people who have never seen them before, they have soft, sky blue eyes, skinny legs, long necks and a bill that could be compared to Jimmy Durante's nose. . . . → Read More: Adult and juvenile White Ibis]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/20/adult-and-juvenile-white-ibis/feed/ 9 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/19/flaming-gorge-brewers-sparrow/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/19/flaming-gorge-brewers-sparrow/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 09:45:12 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8395 Brewer's Sparrows were abundant at the location where I photographed Ospreys close to the Flaming Gorge Reservoir last week and it seemed like they sang every time they popped up on top of the Sagebrush in the area. . . . → Read More: Flaming Gorge Brewer’s Sparrow]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/19/flaming-gorge-brewers-sparrow/feed/ 10 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/18/ospreys-of-flaming-gorge/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/18/ospreys-of-flaming-gorge/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 12:49:04 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8387 Last year at about this same time these Osprey were busy building their nest while this year they were already sitting on eggs at Flaming Gorge. . . . → Read More: Ospreys of Flaming Gorge]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/18/ospreys-of-flaming-gorge/feed/ 14 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/17/male-cassins-finch/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/17/male-cassins-finch/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:45:57 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8370 . . . → Read More: Male Cassin’s Finch]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/17/male-cassins-finch/feed/ 11 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/16/male-long-billed-curlew-in-flight/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/16/male-long-billed-curlew-in-flight/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 09:50:25 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8366 Last week; while fighting off a bloodsucking cloud of no-see-ums, I was able to photograph this male Long-billed Curlew as it flew past me. . . . → Read More: Male Long-billed Curlew in flight]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/16/male-long-billed-curlew-in-flight/feed/ 8 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/15/swainsons-hawk-in-the-centennial-valley/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/15/swainsons-hawk-in-the-centennial-valley/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:45:18 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8349 Swainson's Hawks are one of the three Buteos that I see with regularity on my visits to the Centennial Valley of Montana, Red-tailed and Ferruginous Hawks are the other two. . . . → Read More: Swainson’s Hawk in the Centennial Valley]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/15/swainsons-hawk-in-the-centennial-valley/feed/ 4 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/14/royal-tern-over/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/14/royal-tern-over/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 09:45:59 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8343 Royals Terns make amazing dive bombs for their prey which are usually small baitfish running close to the surface and sometimes if you are lucky you get to see them "Tern Over" in mid air. . . . → Read More: Royal Tern Over]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/14/royal-tern-over/feed/ 8 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/13/semipalmated-plover-image-and-a-critique/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/13/semipalmated-plover-image-and-a-critique/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:40:19 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8338 Besides, to have gotten any lower than the Semipalmated Plover I would have had to have crawled down the burrow of one of those crabs . . . → Read More: Semipalmated Plover Image and a Critique]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/13/semipalmated-plover-image-and-a-critique/feed/ 11 http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/12/flowers-for-mothers-day/ http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/12/flowers-for-mothers-day/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 09:40:28 +0000 Mia McPherson http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/?p=8361 For all the Moms out there, for the ones who are with us and those who have gone, Happy Mothers Day. We blossomed because of you. . . . → Read More: Flowers for Mother’s Day]]> http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2013/05/12/flowers-for-mothers-day/feed/ 10