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 spent much of my time photographing birds in Utah, Idaho, Montana, and beyond. Now I photograph in primarily in east central Oklahoma and Arkansas. 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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In Celebration Of National Bison Day 2025

By |November 1st, 2025|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Oklahoma, Osage County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today, in celebration of National Bison Day 2025, I thought I’d share two photos of these amazing and powerful mammals, which we almost lost to extinction.

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Red-breasted Nuthatch Memories

By |October 28th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The weather has kept me out of the field lately, so today I wanted to share a few Red-breasted Nuthatch memories since I’ve been seeing and hearing them recently.

Autumn Eastern Phoebe At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |October 23rd, 2025|Categories: Birds, Eastern Phoebes, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday while I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I found a very cooperative Eastern Phoebe perched first in some bushes and then on an old metal post.

Eastern Gray Squirrel Gathering Nuts

By |October 14th, 2025|Categories: Eastern Gray Squirrels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I photographed this Eastern Gray Squirrel mid-morning while they were gathering nuts near Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Beams Of Sunlight At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

By |October 4th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I'm sharing a simple image of some beams of sunlight I saw last month while driving through Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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Young Indigo Bunting Getting Ready To Migrate

By |October 1st, 2025|Categories: Birds, Indigo Buntings, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge late last week, I was thrilled to take photos of this young Indigo Bunting perched in vines in nice light.

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Resting Hackberry Emperor Butterfly In Oklahoma

By |September 29th, 2025|Categories: Hackberry Emperor Butterflies, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Late last week I was glad to have a resting Hackberry Emperor butterfly in my viewfinder for a few moments at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Hatch Year Osprey Migrating Through Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |September 27th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Ospreys, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My best find at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma yesterday was a migrating hatch year Osprey perched in the dead trees at Miner’s Cove.

Spotted Orbweaver Photos From Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |September 20th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Spotted Orbweavers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week while wandering on foot at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, I was able to take some Spotted Orbweaver photos.

Great Blue Heron In A Sycamore: From A Distance

By |September 17th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I’m sharing a photo of a Great Blue Heron perched in a sycamore over Sally Jones Lake at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Immature Turkey Vulture Photos From Oklahoma

By |September 16th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Turkey Vultures|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I was delighted to take immature Turkey Vulture photos at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge along with some images of adults.

Reeves Slough American Bullfrog at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |September 13th, 2025|Categories: American Bullfrogs, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week I photographed my first American Bullfrog in Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. The light was simply awful, though.

Female Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly On A Dew Covered Lotus Leaf

By |September 9th, 2025|Categories: Eastern Pondhawks, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I was delighted to photograph a female Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly on a dew covered lotus leaf at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Immature Painted Bunting Getting Ready To Migrate

By |September 8th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Painted Buntings, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The last, and probably best, bird I saw and photographed yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge was a molting immature Painted Bunting.

Blooming Climbing Milkweed At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |September 6th, 2025|Categories: Climbing Milkweed, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago, I took my first Climbing Milkweed photos near where I photographed a resting Viceroy butterfly at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Sunrise at Lower Scarborough Slough, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |August 31st, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing a simple image of sunrise at the Lower Scarborough Slough. There are several sloughs at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

American Oystercatcher Images From Florida

By |August 29th, 2025|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, Egmont Key State Park, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am sharing a group of American Oystercatcher photos today that were taken at Fort De Soto County Park and Egmont Key from when I lived in Florida.

More American Green Tree Frog Photos

By |August 25th, 2025|Categories: American Green Tree Frogs, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I'm sharing two American Green Tree Frog photos that I took last week while walking a side road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Horse Guard Wasp On Water Smartweed

By |August 23rd, 2025|Categories: Horse Guard Wasps, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spotted a Horse Guard Wasp nectaring on Water Smartweed at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, and of course I had to photograph the wasp.

Cooperative Pearl Crescent Butterfly At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |August 22nd, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Pearl Crescent Butterflies, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While walking one of the side roads at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I found a cooperative resting Pearl Crescent butterfly.

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