American White Pelican – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

American White Pelicans of the Great Basin

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-09T19:35:20-05:00April 21st, 2012|Categories: American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Locomotive Springs, Utah|Tags: adults, American White Pelican, birds, breeding colony, campsite, flight, Great Basin, Gunnison Island, nest, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, soaring, springs, thermal, thermals|

During the winter months I miss seeing large flocks of American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) soaring in the thermals, in the past few weeks I have been delighted to see them again.

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American White Pelican in flight

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-09T19:37:19-05:00March 19th, 2012|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Salt Lake County|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, flight, flying, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, pond, trees, white pelicans|

Not far from where I live there is a small pond where I photographed this American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) just after it had lifted off from the water two springs ago.

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Wild and Wonderful – Antelope Island State Park – The Birds

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-28T05:14:18-05:00January 25th, 2012|Categories: American Kestrels, American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Barn Owls, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Brewer's Blackbirds, Burrowing Owls, California Gulls, Chukars, Common Ravens, Davis County, Great Horned Owls, Green-winged Teals, Horned Larks, Killdeer, Long-billed Curlews, Northern Harriers, Northern Shovelers, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, Rough-legged Hawks, Sage Thrashers, Utah, Western Meadowlarks, Willets|Tags: American Kestrel, American White Pelican, Barn Owl, bird photography, birding, Birds of Antelope Island State Park, Black-billed Magpie, Brewer's Blackbird, Burrowing Owl, California Gull, Chukar, Common Raven, Gray Ghost, Great Horned Owl, Green-winged Teal, Horned Lark, Killdeer, Loggerhead Shrike, Northern Harrier, Northern Shoveler, Peregrine Falcon, Prairie Falcons, Rough-legged Hawk, Sage Thrasher, Western Meadowlark, Willet|

This is the third post in my series about Wild and Wonderful Antelope Island State Park, I've saved the best (and longest) for last. The Birds! Okay, maybe they aren't the best thing about Antelope Island State Park, but I am a bird photographer and they are what I am most passionate about!

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Coming Soon to a view near U(tah)

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-27T04:39:04-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Categories: American Avocets, American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Double-crested Cormorants, Loggerhead Shrikes, Long-billed Curlews, Salt Lake County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: American Avocet, American White Pelican, Antigone canadensis, avocets, cormorants, cranes, curlews, Double-crested Cormorant, Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike, Long-billed Curlew, Nannopterum auritus, Numenius americanus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelicans, Recurvirostra americana, Sandhill Crane, shrikes, spring previews, spring time|

These are just a small selection of the cast and characters of the upcoming Spring Season

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American White Pelicans – Class Picture

By Mia McPherson|2023-10-04T03:02:09-05:00November 7th, 2010|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, class picture, cooperative feeding, Davis County, feeding, feeding behavior, flock, foraging, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, pond, water, white pelicans|

This image cracks me up as it reminds me of how in elementary school we would all have to line up for the class picture.

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American White Pelican preening session

By Mia McPherson|2023-10-30T14:25:28-05:00September 5th, 2010|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, bill, cleaning, head, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, preening, preening session, rubbing, scratching, stretching, white pelicans|

Birds were scarce, the water level in the ponds was low so there were only a few shorebirds. On the way out of the refuge though we stopped to photograph some American White Pelicans and a few Double-crested Cormorants.

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