fishing – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Immature Black-crowned Night Heron – Where Are The Birds?

By Mia McPherson|2023-09-15T15:08:28-05:00January 18th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: Black-crowned Night Heron, fishing, heron, herons, hunting, immature, marsh, night heron, night herons, Nycticorax nycticorax, wading birds, water, wetlands, winter, young|

While going through my archives I found this photo of a fishing immature Black-crowned Night Heron taken 10 years ago today at Farmington Bay WMA.

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Focusing On Herring Gulls – Winter Visitors To Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|2022-01-06T04:54:22-06:00January 9th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Herring Gulls, Utah|Tags: adult, breeze, California Gull, clouds, distortion, eating, fish, fishing, frost, gull, gulls, gulping, heat waves, Herring Gull, ice, Larus argentatus, lifting off, marsh, mixed, mountains, photograph, photographing, prey, Ring-billed Gull, sky, snow, snow-covered, swallowing, water, winter|

I know some people don't get excited about gulls but I do and I was thrilled two days ago at Bear River MBR when I spotted and photographed my first Herring Gulls of this winter season.

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Female Belted Kingfisher and Her Rattling Call

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-10T04:30:17-05:00February 24th, 2016|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, Belted Kingfisher, branches, call, female, fishing, Jordan River, kingfisher, kingfishers, Megaceryle alcyon, perched, pond, sky, territory, trees|

Yesterday I had my first opportunity to photograph a nearby female Belted Kingfisher in Salt Lake County, Utah and I had fun getting to know her.

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Fishing American White Pelican at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-09T05:01:32-05:00September 20th, 2015|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, bird photography, birds, fishing, foraging, nonbreeding plumage, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, summer plumage|

This American White Pelican image was taken in July near the auto tour loop at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and I like how it shows the pelican fishing for food.

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Birds of Bear River MBR – Snowy Egrets

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-21T03:56:56-05:00June 5th, 2012|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: adult, auto tour route, drainage canal, egret, egrets, Egretta thula, fishing, flight, hunting, lores, marsh, refuge, Snowy Egret, wading birds, wetlands|

Recently I spent two days in a row photographing birds at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (aka Bear River National Wildlife Refuge) and found plenty of birds to aim my lens at.

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Snowy Egret – Show Me Those Golden Slippers!

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-21T03:59:56-05:00May 17th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Snowy Egrets|Tags: adult, coast, coastal, egret, egrets, Egretta thula, fishing, flight, flying, golden slippers, Gulf of Mexico, landing, Snowy Egret, wading birds, water, white|

I was photographing at Fort De Soto's north beach on May 30th, 2008 when I had a very cooperative Snowy Egret start fishing in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico right in front of me.

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