bird on a stick – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Male Mountain Bluebird, Shadows And A Big Stick

By Mia McPherson|2022-04-19T05:06:57-05:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Mountain Bluebirds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: adult, bird on a stick, bluebird, bluebirds, BOAS, desert, fence post, foothills, male, Mountain Bluebird, perched, shadows, Sialia currucoides, sky island mountains, spring, thrush, thrushes, wooden post|

I spent some time wandering in the West Desert yesterday morning and the only decent bird photos that I took were of this male Mountain Bluebird.

Focusing On MacGillivray’s Warblers In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|2022-06-05T06:37:33-05:00August 20th, 2019|Categories: Birds, MacGillivray's Warblers, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: bird on a stick, female, gape, Geothlypis tolmiei, immature, MacGillivray's Warbler, peeking, stick, thicket, warbler, warblers, wood-warblers|

I'm seeing more MacGillivray's Warblers this season than I have in previous years but I am still challenged by how quickly these warblers move and by how they can seem to disappear so quickly.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Just A Tiny Bird On A Stick Photo

By Mia McPherson|2021-06-26T11:58:26-05:00September 20th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah|Tags: bird on a stick, BOAS, Corthylio calendula, desert, kinglet, kinglets, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Salt Cedar, Tamarisk|

This Ruby-crowned Kinglet had been actively foraging in a tamarisk when suddenly it flew to this bare stick and perched out in the open for a few seconds.