Box Elder – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Box Elder Seeds And Water Birch Leaves

By Mia McPherson|November 19th, 2023|Categories: Box Elders, Salt Lake County, Utah, Water Birch|Tags: Acer negundo, autumn, Betula occidentalis, birch, birches, Box Elder, Box Elder Maple, broadleaf tree, close up, fall, Jordan River Trail, leaf, native, park, seed, seeds, trail, tree, trees, urban, Water Birch|

I'm sharing two photos this morning: one of Box Elder Maple seeds and another of Water Birch leaves that I took last autumn while on walks close to home.

Autumn Wild Turkey Hen Portrait

By Mia McPherson|October 11th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Wild Turkeys|Tags: Acer negundo, autumn, Box Elder, canyon, close up, fall, fall colors, female, hen, Meleagris gallopavo, mountains, portrait, shadows, Stansbury Mountains, turkey, turkeys, upland terrestrial birds, Wild Turkey|

I found this Wild Turkey hen last autumn as she walked out of the shadows of the forest and into the bright morning light.

Western Warbling-Vireo And Fall Colors In The Stansbury Mountains

By Mia McPherson|September 22nd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Western Warbling-Vireos|Tags: Acer negundo, autumn, back lit, Box Elder, canyon, Cornus sericea, desert, dogwood, fall, mountains, perched, Red Osier Dogwood, side lit, sky island mountains, vireo, Vireo swainsoni, vireos, Western Warbling-Vireo|

When this Western Warbling-Vireo popped into my view I knew if I wanted to photograph it I had to hurry because these small vireos move fast.