nibbling – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Least Chipmunk Nibbling A Serviceberry

By Mia McPherson|2023-08-17T03:42:15-05:00August 17th, 2023|Categories: Least Chipmunks, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, Amelanchier utahensis, berries, canyon, chipmunks, erry, Least Chipmunk, leaves, mountains, Neotamias minimus, nibbling, serviceberries, serviceberry, summer, Utah Serviceberry|

Two days ago, while I was up in the Wasatch Mountains, I photographed this Least Chipmunk nibbling on a serviceberry that wasn't anywhere near ripe.

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Least Chipmunk – Too Cute To Pass By

By Mia McPherson|2023-08-12T06:03:16-05:00August 12th, 2023|Categories: Least Chipmunks, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: canyon, chipmunk, chipmunks, clinging, close up, curly dock, eating, food, Least Chipmunk, mammals, mountains, Neotamias minimus, nibbling, Rumex crispus, seeds, squirrel, squirrels, summer|

Even though this Least Chipmunk was too close, it was simply too cute to pass by just two days ago when I was in the high country of the Wasatch Mountains.

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Young Uinta Ground Squirrel Close Up Photos

By Mia McPherson|2023-07-21T06:10:08-05:00July 21st, 2023|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: canyon, close up, grass, grasses, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, mountains, munching, nibbling, portrait, roadside, seeds, squirrel, squirrels, summer, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus, young|

Last week while I was up in the high country of the Wasatch Mountains, I was able to take a few Uinta Ground Squirrel close up photos next to the road.

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Adult Uinta Ground Squirrel Photos

By Mia McPherson|2022-07-03T03:30:22-05:00July 3rd, 2022|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, attention, background, canyon, close up, eating, gnarly, grass, grasses, green, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, mammals, mountains, muddy, nibbling, nose, portrait, sagebrush, silky, spring, squirrel, squirrels, standing, stump, summer, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus|

This morning I'm sharing some adult Uinta Ground Squirrel photos that were taken high in the Wasatch Mountains over the past month that I like a lot.

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Yearling Mule Deer Buck In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|2022-05-07T04:40:47-05:00May 6th, 2022|Categories: Morgan County, Mule Deer, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: buck, canyon, deer, hollow, male, mammals, mountains, Mule Deer, nibbling, Odocoileus hemionus, road, spring, vegetation, Wasatch Mountains, yearling, young|

I drove up into the Wasatch Mountains yesterday. My Jeep got pretty muddy and one highlight of my morning was when I photographed this yearling Mule Deer buck.

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Uinta Ground Squirrels Eating Earthworms

By Mia McPherson|2024-04-20T08:51:19-05:00April 26th, 2020|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: break, canyon, chewing, chowing down, devouring, earthworm, earthworms, eating, grasses, ground, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, meal, mountains, mouth, mud, muddy, munching, nibbling, rain, spring, squirrel, squirrels, stuffing, tongue, tugging, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus, wet, worm, worms, wrestling|

Two days ago I photographed something I had never seen or documented when I stopped to take photos of a Uinta Ground Squirrel and it started eating a big, fat earthworm.

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Pronghorn Buck In Sagebrush Portrait

By Mia McPherson|2021-03-19T05:37:49-05:00February 27th, 2020|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: adult, antelope, buck, close up, late winter, leaves, male, nibbling, portrait, Pronghorn, Pronghorn Antelope, sage, sagebrush|

I enjoyed being able to take portraits of this Pronghorn buck in nice light as he nibbled on the leaves of the sagebrush that dots the island.

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Least Chipmunk Nibbling On Some Food In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|2021-07-13T13:57:20-05:00June 11th, 2019|Categories: Least Chipmunks, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: chipmunk, chipmunks, food, leaf litter, Least Chipmunk, Neotamias minimus, nibbling|

I've been seeing more and more Least Chipmunks while I have been up in the Wasatch Mountains looking for and photographing birds and I always try to stop for them because they are so cute.

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Photographing Uinta Ground Squirrels In A Wasatch Mountain Canyon

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-18T15:28:08-05:00May 8th, 2019|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, alert, background, canyon, feeding, grasses, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, Low angle, munching, nibbling, photograph, photographing, spring, squirrel, squirrels, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus|

Two days ago while up in a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains I was able to finally realize a personal goal while photographing Uinta Ground Squirrels.

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Young Bull Moose Plus Least Chipmunks In A Mountain Canyon

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-03T09:06:21-06:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: Least Chipmunks, Moose, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: adult, Alces alces, bull, chipmunk, chipmunks, fence post, Least Chipmunk, male, Moose, mountains, Neotamias minimus, nibbling, playing fence rail, riparian habitat, summer, willows, young|

I haven't just found and photographed birds this week, I have also had some furry creatures in my viewfinder including a young bull Moose and plenty of Least Chipmunks.

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Close Up Photos Of A Bull Moose In Velvet Eating Willows

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-03T08:44:16-06:00June 1st, 2018|Categories: Moose, Summit County, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest, Utah|Tags: Alces alces, apline, bell, bull, close up, dewlap, eating, forest, funny, male, Moose, mountains, nibbling, portrait, riparian habitat, spring, willows|

I laughed again when I saw this photo on my camera LCD, the Moose was reaching to grab more willow leaves but was also keeping an eye on me in the mobile blind while his "beard" swung like the clapper of a bell.

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Yellow-bellied Marmot Pups in Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|2022-04-04T04:14:38-05:00May 19th, 2017|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: baby, climbing, eating, Endangered Species Day, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, nibbling, pup, pups, rock face, rocks, spring, Yellow-bellied Marmot, young|

I have been very successful spotting Yellow-bellied Marmots and their pups the past few weeks in northern Utah and it has been a delight for me to photograph and observe them.

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Cassin’s Finches of the Centennial Valley of Montana

By Mia McPherson|2021-03-12T15:01:55-06:00June 12th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Cassin's Finches, Centennial Valley, Montana|Tags: adult, barbed wire, Cassin's Finch, Dandelion, eating, fence post, finch, finches, Haemorhous cassinii, lichen, lichen covered, male, nibbling, perched, perching birds, seed heads, summer, valley|

Cassin's Finch males look to me like they have been dipped in raspberry juice and that color is very vibrant especially in sweet light.

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Desert Cottontail nibbling on dew laden grass

By Mia McPherson|2016-12-07T12:07:50-06:00May 14th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Desert Cottontails, Utah, Wildlife|Tags: cottontails, Desert Cottontail, eating, grass, nibbling, rabbits, Sylvilagus audubonii, wildlife photography|

After a few rainy days last week I was able to go to Antelope Island State Park and photograph this Desert Cottontail nibbling on dew laden grasses.

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Red Fox Kits

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-13T15:09:18-05:00October 11th, 2010|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Red Foxes, Utah|Tags: close up, dens, fox, fox kits, kit, kits, marsh, nibbling, playing, portrait, Red Fox, red fox kits, refuge, skills, stalking, Vulpes vulpes, wetlands, wildlife photography|

Late last spring I had a wonderful opportunity to photograph young Red Fox kits at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge in northern Utah.

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