Photographer and Author

About Mia McPherson

I am Mia McPherson. I became seriously passionate about bird photography while living in Florida. After my move West in 2009 I have spent much of my time photographing birds in Utah, Idaho, Montana, and beyond. As a nature lover, bird and wildlife photographer, I have a passion for capturing the beauty and grace of birds and wildlife in their natural habitats.
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Posts from the Past – Raptors

By |July 28th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bald Eagles, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Montana, Prairie Falcons, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Red-tailed Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am focusing on older posts that have raptors in them starting with Prairie Falcons then Swainson's Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks and Bald Eagles

Posts from the Past – Wildlife

By |July 27th, 2014|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Loggerhead Turtles, Red Foxes, San Rafael Swell area, Summit County, The Wedge, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am focusing on older posts that have wildlife in them starting with Loggerhead Turtles then going to a Moose, a Midget Faded Rattlesnake and Red Fox kits.

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Posts from the Past – Some of My Favorite Locations

By |July 26th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Flat, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , |

Today I am focusing on older posts that have some of my favorite locations in them starting with Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Black Skimmers – Highly Gregarious And Unmistakable

By |July 18th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Florida, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Black Skimmers are beautiful and unmistakable, with their long orange/red black tipped bill, white underparts, blackish upper parts and distinctive barking call.

Semipalmated Plover – Small In Frame With Layers Of Color

By |July 13th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Semipalmated Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This photo of a Semipalmated Plover on the shore of the Gulf was purposely photographed so that the plover would be small in the frame

Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt – Part II – UPDATE: The Utah Wildlife Board foolishly approved a Crow Hunt for Utah

By |July 11th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Fish Crows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This is a follow up on my post from yesterday titled "Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt" and deals with the codes of the Division of Wildlife Resources and Wildlife Board.

Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt – UPDATE: The Utah Wildlife Board foolishly approved a Crow Hunt for Utah

By |July 10th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Fish Crows, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If the proposed crow hunt isn't stopped Common Ravens; fully protected under the MBTA, will almost certainly be killed this coming September because of mistaken identity.

Wigeon Pond, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana

By |July 8th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The amazing birds and animals keep me going back to Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge but the scenery and wildness of the area does too.

Mountain Bluebird female – Hopping into Monday

By |July 7th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Some times when I am photographing I capture my subjects in funny poses and I think I did exactly that with this Mountain Bluebird female.

Red-naped Sapsuckers of Clark County, Idaho

By |July 6th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was a Sapsuckery trip to Montana and Idaho last week, with Red-naped and Williamson's Sapsuckers at their nesting cavities

The Magical Sapsucker Tree in Clark County, Idaho

By |July 4th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Northern House Wrens, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Targhee National Forest, Tree Swallows, Williamson's Sapsuckers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A month ago I photographed a pair of Williamson's Sapsuckers excavating a nesting cavity in Idaho and this past week I spent several days photographing them again.

American White Pelican And A Cloudy Sky

By |July 2nd, 2014|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If you ever get to Utah be sure to try to spend a morning or even a full day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge because there is always something great going on there!

American Kestrel Male On Frosty Rabbitbrush

By |June 30th, 2014|Categories: American Kestrels, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I know a lot of people are suffering because of the heat of summer so I though I would post an image of a male American Kestrel perched on a frosty Rabbitbrush.

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