aphids – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Male Yellow Warbler In August

By Mia McPherson|2022-08-04T04:49:06-05:00August 4th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: adult, aphids, branches, canyon, leaves, male, mountains, perched, riparian habitat, Setophaga petechia, summer, warbler, warblers, willow thicket, willows, wood-warbler, wood-warblers, Yellow Warbler|

This morning I wanted to share three male Yellow Warbler photos that I took yesterday morning in a Morgan County canyon.

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Female American Goldfinch With Thistles

By Mia McPherson|2022-07-22T04:46:04-05:00July 22nd, 2022|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Musk Thistle, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Goldfinch, aphids, blooming, blooms, blossoms, canyon, Carduus nutans, female, finch, finches, flowering, goldfinch, goldfinches, mountains, Musk Thistle, nonnative, perched, perching, pink wildflowers, Spinus tristis, summer, thistle, thistles, wildflowers|

Right after I photographed a juvenile Lazuli Bunting two days ago a female American Goldfinch landed in a patch of thistles in front of me.

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Nashville And MacGillivray’s Warblers – A Visual Comparison

By Mia McPherson|2021-07-24T16:21:01-05:00July 24th, 2021|Categories: Birds, MacGillivray's Warblers, Nashville Warblers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aphids, canyon, comparison, foraging, Geothlypis tolmiei, ID, identification, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, MacGillivray's Warbler, male, mountains, Nashville Warbler, perched, resting, riparian habitat, sky, summer, versus, warbler, warblers, willow, willow thicket, willows, wood-warblers|

In late summer I see Nashville and MacGillivray’s Warblers in the same locations and habitats foraging for the same food, aphids.

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Photographing Late Summer Nashville Warblers

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-11T15:14:42-05:00September 15th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aphids, branch, branches, canyon, foraging, immature/female, leaves, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, male, migration, mountains, Nashville Warbler, pre-migration, warbler, warblers, willow, willows, wood-warblers|

I parked next to a stand of willows to see what birds would come in and it wasn't long before I was busy photographing Nashville Warblers foraging for aphids on the leaves of the trees.

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Upside Down Nashville Warbler Foraging For Aphids

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-11T15:19:13-05:00September 3rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aphids, bill, canyon, hanging, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, male, mountains, Nashville Warbler, upside down, warbler, warblers, willow, willows, wood-warblers|

I wanted to share this particular image today and explain how I got this shot of an upside down male Nashville Warbler hanging on a willow branch while foraging for aphids.

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Finally, Nashville Warbler Photos I Am Happy With

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-11T15:06:46-05:00August 26th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aphids, bill, canyon, foraging, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, male, mountains, Nashville Warbler, perched, sky, summer, trees, warbler, warblers, willow, willows, wood-warblers|

I was "over the moon" excited when I spotted an adult male Nashville Warbler out in the open at the top of a willow yesterday while up in the Wasatch Mountains.

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Male American Goldfinch, Thistles, Ants and Aphids

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-09T03:55:53-05:00July 25th, 2020|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Goldfinch, ants, aphids, canyon, Carduus nutans, eating, farm, feasting, finch, finches, foraging, goldfinch, goldfinches, honeydew, male, mountains, Musk Thistle, mutualistic relationship, secretions, Spinus tristis, symbiotic, thistle|

Two days ago the first bird I photographed high in the mountains was an adult male American Goldfinch clinging to thistles that were covered in ants and aphids.

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