winking – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Winking Or Blinking Rock Wren

By Mia McPherson|2023-09-21T04:39:44-05:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Rock Wrens, Utah|Tags: adult, blinking, boulder, migrating, Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus, summer, wetlands, winking, wren, wrens|

It was exactly one year ago today when I photographed this blinking Rock Wren at Farmington Bay WMA. I was surprised to find this wren in a wetland habitat.

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Eurasian Collared-Dove Portraits

By Mia McPherson|2023-03-20T03:27:47-05:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Eurasian Collared-Doves, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, close up, collared-dove, collared-doves, dove, doves, Eurasian Collared-Dove, grass, grasses, portrait, Streptopelia decaocto, urban, winking, winter|

Yesterday morning while photographing male Brewer's Blackbirds I took my eye away from my viewfinder and found a Eurasian Collared-Dove directly in front of me.

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Winking Great Horned Owl in a Hay Barn

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-05T05:02:03-06:00May 26th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Great Horned Owls, Utah|Tags: adult, birds of prey, Bubo virginianus, desert island, Great Horned Owl, hay barn, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, rust, rusty, spring, winking|

Two days ago I photographed one of the adult Great Horned Owls at the hay barn on Antelope Island State Park that appeared to be winking.

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Burrowing Owls with Wildflowers on a Windy Day

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-08T14:32:37-05:00April 14th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Utah|Tags: Athene cunicularia, birds of prey, blowing sand, burrow, Burrowing Owl, Erodium cicutarium, female, male, oolitic sand, owls, Owls of Utah, Redstem Filaree, sand, wildflowers, wind, winds, windy, winking|

It was challenging to photograph these Burrowing Owls and wildflowers yesterday in the windy conditions but I am glad I had the opportunity because the wildflowers won't last all that long.

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Northern Utah Short-eared Owl Chicks

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-04T14:29:38-05:00May 24th, 2016|Categories: Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, birds of prey, chicks, close up, fledglings, owlets, owls, parallaxing, portrait, sagebrush, Short-eared Owl, winking|

It felt amazing to be alone with these northern Utah Short-eared Owl chicks for a few brief moments yesterday.

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