dandelions – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

I’m A Dandelion

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-09T05:34:01-06:00June 8th, 2023|Categories: Virginia, Wildflowers|Tags: Brat, Common Dandelion, Dandelion, dandelions, garden, seedhead, seeds|

Because I was and always will be a Military or Army Brat, I will always identify myself as a Dandelion. I bloom wherever I set down roots.

Spring Male American Goldfinch

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-26T06:15:47-05:00May 26th, 2021|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Goldfinch, blooming, blooms, branches, breeding plumage, canyon, Common Dandelion, Dandelion, dandelions, finch, finches, male, mountains, perched, Spinus tristis, Taraxacum officinale, wildflowers, willows, yellow wildflowers|

Yesterday I photographed this male American Goldfinch and thought about how he is as bright as the dandelions that are blooming now in the mountains.

Focusing On American Goldfinches Feeding On Dandelion Seeds

By Mia McPherson|2024-04-20T08:48:04-05:00May 26th, 2018|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Morgan County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Goldfinch, canyon, Dandelion, dandelions, eating, feasting, feeding, female, fence, finch, finches, goldfinch, goldfinches, male, mated pair, mountains, pair, seeds, Spinus tristis|

The day I photographed the Green-tailed Towhee singing up in the mountain canyon I also had an opportunity to take a nice series of photos of what appeared to be a mated pair of American Goldfinches.