beauty – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

My Shadow Plus The Wild Beauty of Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|2024-01-31T19:24:49-06:00February 3rd, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: beauty, frozen, ice, landscape, marsh, mountains, Promontory Mountains, scenery, shadow, sky, snow, snow-capped, snow-covered, water, wetlands, wild, winter|

Yesterday morning while it was still dark I bundled up and drove up to soak in the wild beauty of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I am so glad that I went.

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Fading Flatbud Prickly Poppy

By Mia McPherson|2022-08-15T05:30:25-05:00August 15th, 2022|Categories: Flatbud Prickly Poppy, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: Argemone munita, beauty, bloom, blooming, blossoms, desert, faded, fading, Flatbud Prickly Poppy, flowering, foothills, native, Prickly Poppy, roadside, summer, Tooele County, Utah, west desert, white wildflowers, wildflowers|

This morning I am keeping this fading Flatbud Prickly Poppy post short and sweet for two simple reasons.

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Colorful Twilight Sky

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-12T05:45:49-05:00September 12th, 2021|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: beauty, clouds, colorful, evening, fence, grasses, lake, light, marsh, mountains, pastels, peaceful, relaxed, sky, summer, sunset, twilight, valley, vivid, wetlands|

I don't have much to say today and all I really wanted to do was share this photo of a colorful twilight I took at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge about 6 years ago.

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The Subdued Beauty of Mourning Doves

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-07T06:24:14-06:00May 16th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Mourning Doves, Utah|Tags: adult, beauty, boulder, dove, doves, earthy tones, iridescence, iridescent colors, lichen, male, Mourning Dove, orbital ring, perched, pointed tail, subdued, tiny bill, Zenaida macroura|

The subdued beauty of Mourning Doves is often overlooked especially if there are more colorful birds around but for me their beauty is undeniable.

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