Cervus canadensis – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Some Mammals I Loved In 2022

By Mia McPherson|2022-12-28T07:17:09-06:00December 28th, 2022|Categories: American Badgers, Davis County, Elk, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Least Chipmunks, Long-tailed Weasels, Morgan County, Mule Deer, Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, American Badger, autumn, baby, badger, badger burrow, badgers, canyon, Cervus canadensis, chipmunk, chipmunks, close up, cow, curious, cute, Elk, elks, fall, female, fence post, grazing, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, high Uintas, hillside, kissing, Least Chipmunk, Long-tailed Weasel, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, marsh, mountains, Mustela frenata, mustelids, Neotamias minimus, portrait, profile, roadside, rock, rock pile, rocks, rocky slope, shadow, spring, squirrel, squirrels, summer, summer coat, Taxidea taxus, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus, weasel, weasels, wetlands, wooden post, Yellow-bellied Marmot, young|

This morning I am sharing some photos of the mammals I loved finding, seeing, photographing and having in my viewfinder in 2022.

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Two Cow Elk Grazing In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|2022-09-05T03:28:35-05:00June 27th, 2022|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, canyon, Cervus canadensis, cow, eating, Elk, female, grass, grasses, grazing, hillside, looking, mammals, mountains, sage, sagebrush, shrubs, summer|

Yesterday morning I was treated to seeing and photographing two cow Elk grazing on a grass and shrub covered hillside in the Wasatch Mountains.

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Shedding Elk High In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|2022-04-27T05:23:07-05:00April 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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Photographing Elk In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-08T19:35:30-06:00June 25th, 2020|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: canyon, Cervus canadensis, cow, cows, creek, Elk, female, females, herd, hillside, mountains, running, sage, sagebrush, slope, summer, walking|

I had a spectacular morning yesterday high up in the Wasatch Mountains and among the highlights of the day was a herd of cow Elk moving down a hillside just before 9 o'clock.

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Spring Elk Bull In Velvet On A Hillside

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-08T16:05:38-06:00May 5th, 2020|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: adult, antlers, bull, canyon, Cervus canadensis, chase, Elk, grass, grasses, male, mountains, sage, sagebrush, spring, velvet|

The first time I raised my lens yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains it was for three Elk I spotted on a hillside.

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Centennial Valley Bull Elk in Velvet

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-08T16:16:09-06:00July 25th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Elk, Montana|Tags: adult, antlers, bull, Cervus canadensis, early morning, Elk, male, sage, sagebrush, summer, valley, velvet, wildlife|

When I spotted two bull elk early in the morning in the sagebrush of the Centennial Valley on the 10th of July I was very excited and started taking photos as soon as I could.

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