Mia McPherson

About Mia McPherson

I am a nature lover, wildlife watcher and a bird photographer. I first become serious about bird photography when I moved to Florida in 2004 and it wasn’t long before I was hooked (addicted is more like it). My move to the Salt Lake area of Utah was a great opportunity to continue observing their behavior and to pursue my passion for photographing birds.

Winter Ferruginous Hawk Lift Off And Flight Series

Mia McPherson2018-12-16T05:10:54+00:00December 16th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Ferruginous Hawks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: Buteo regalis, Buteos, feathered tarsi, Ferruginous Hawk, flight, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, lifting off, light morph, mountains, perched, raptors, rocks, snow, snow covered, winter|

I was able to photograph two Ferruginous Hawks yesterday morning in the West Desert in Tooele County. The light was good, I had birds in my viewfinder and I was away from our building inversion so I was one happy woman.

Puffed Up Song Sparrow On Natural And Man Made Perches

Mia McPherson2018-12-15T05:33:24+00:00December 15th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Song Sparrows, Utah|Tags: adult, branch, fence rail, frost, frosted, frosty, man made, Melospiza melodia, natural, puffed up, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, winter|

These two Song Sparrow photos are a reminder to me that sometimes having man made objects in my photos isn't such a bad thing, it is just a matter of personal tastes.

Roosting Male California Quail Yawning

Mia McPherson2018-12-14T05:43:58+00:00December 14th, 2018|Categories: Birds, California Quails, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: California Quail, Callipepla californica, male, quail, tree, upland game bird, yawning|

One male California Quail turned his head and through my viewfinder I could see him yawning and this was the only photo I got of him where I could see his entire face and eyes at a good angle.

Yellow Warbler Looking Up Into The Sky – Missing Our Summer Birds

Mia McPherson2018-12-13T06:18:14+00:00December 13th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: Amelanchier utahensis, looking up, serviceberry, Setophaga petechia, warbler, warblers, Yellow Warbler|

I'm just posting this sweet, little Yellow Warbler this morning because I have been missing our summer birds. I have been missing all birds actually because it seems like forever since I have been out into the field.