rising sun – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Northern Shoveler, The Rising Sun And Fog

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-28T06:13:53-05:00November 16th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: adult, dabbling ducks, duck, ducks, fog, Northern Shoveler, rising, rising sun, shoveler, shovelers, Spatula clypeata, steam fog, sun, Wasatch Mountains, water, waterfowl, wetlands, winter|

Three days ago there was a little bit of fog at Farmington Bay WMA while the sun was coming up over the Wasatch Mountains which set up the conditions I needed to take this Northern Shoveler photo.

Immature Red-tailed Hawk Looking At The Rising Sun – Plus a New Personal Challenge

By Mia McPherson|2017-11-03T06:27:23-05:00November 3rd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, hawk, hawks, immature, lighting conditions, mountains, perched, photographic rut, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, rising sun, shadows, stump|

I have wondered lately if I have gotten into a bit of a rut, photographically speaking, of always wanting to have the sun over my shoulder with "perfect" light falling directly on my subject.

Friday Photos: Greater Yellowlegs

By Mia McPherson|2021-08-17T05:35:24-05:00June 17th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Greater Yellowlegs, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, coast, coastal, evening, Greater Yellowlegs, lagoon, Low angle, resting, rising sun, shore, shorebirds, shoreline, Tringa melanolueca, water, yellowlegs|

When looking at a Greater Yellowlegs there is NO mistaking how they got the name "Yellowlegs".