Hummingbirds – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Calliope Hummingbird and Rocky Mountain Bee Plant

By Mia McPherson|October 23rd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Calliope Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: bird photography, birding, Davis County, feeding, hovering, migration, photography, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Stellula calliope, wildflower|

Just a quick post this morning of a tiny Calliope Hummingbird feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant that I photographed at the end of August.

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Pretty in Pink – Black-chinned Hummingbird

By Mia McPherson|September 21st, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: adult, Archilochus alexandri, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Cleomella serrulata, desert, female, flight, flying, hovering, hummingbird, hummingbirds, island, pink wildflowers, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, wildflowers|

Well, I made it through another week. Bird photography has been slow down here in the valley but there are signs migration is picking up. There was a decided nip to the air yesterday morning and I saw some frost on the ground while heading towards Antelope Island.

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Female Black-chinned Hummingbird

By Mia McPherson|September 2nd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: Archilochus alexandri, bird photography, Black-chinned Hummingbird, desert, female, flight, flying, hummingbird, hummingbirds, island, pink wildflowers, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, wildflower, wildflowers|

After looking at these images that I took last Friday I am wondering if this hummingbird that I photographed is a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird.

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More Calliope Hummingbird Images

By Mia McPherson|August 30th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Calliope Hummingbirds, Davis County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: bird photography, Calliope Hummingbird, feeding, flight, hummingbirds, perched, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Stellula calliope|

Yesterday I went back to the island to see if I could photograph more hummingbirds and they did not disappoint so I thought I would share two more images of them.

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Calliope Hummingbirds

By Mia McPherson|August 29th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Calliope Hummingbirds, Davis County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: bee, bees, Calliope Hummingbird, desert island, Digger Bee, feeding, flight, flying, hummingbird, hummingbirds, perched, pink wildflowers, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Stellula calliope, summer|

I believe these are Calliope Hummingbirds but if I am wrong please do not hesitate to correct me, I don't get upset about things like that.

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Female Black-chinned Hummingbird

By Mia McPherson|August 30th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, Archilochus alexandri, Black-chinned Hummingbird, branch, female, hummingbird, hummingbirds, perched, summer, urban|

Yesterday I saw a female Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) checking out the feeder near my front window.

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