den – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Cute Baby Uinta Ground Squirrel Images

By Mia McPherson|2022-05-21T04:11:07-05:00May 21st, 2022|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Artemisia tridentata, babies, baby, Big Sagebrush, burrow, canyon, cute, den, eating, emerging, ground squirrel, grounds squirrels, mammals, mountains, peeking, sage, sagebrush, spring, squirrel, squirrels, Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, young|

Cute baby Uinta Ground Squirrel images have become a yearly tradition and desire for me and this week the babies were emerging from their burrows.

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Young Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup Portraits

By Mia McPherson|2022-05-03T05:28:31-05:00May 3rd, 2022|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: babies, baby, burrow, close up, den, desert, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, lichen, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, portrait, pup, pups, rock, rocks, spring, Yellow-bellied Marmot, young|

Today I am sharing two portraits of recently photographed Yellow-bellied Marmot pups that I found near their den in desert habitat in northern Utah.

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Trio of Red Fox Kits in Montana

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-13T14:30:30-05:00June 21st, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Montana, Red Foxes|Tags: den, fox, foxes, kit, kits, low light, mammals, Red Fox, sage, sagebrush, spring, valley, Vulpes vulpes, young|

In this photograph the trio of Red Fox kits were close together outside of the den and I liked how they appeared to be waiting for something.

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American Badger at Her Den

By Mia McPherson|2022-10-11T06:28:04-05:00June 7th, 2016|Categories: American Badgers, Clark County, Idaho|Tags: American Badger, badger, badgers, burrow, close up, den, female, portrait, ranchlands, spring, Taxidea taxus, tongue|

I'm pretty sure the American Badger at her den has cubs, they can have anywhere from one to five!

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American Badger portrait

By Mia McPherson|2022-10-11T06:20:03-05:00October 1st, 2014|Categories: American Badgers, Antelope Island State Park, Utah|Tags: adult, American Badger, badger, badgers, burrow, close up, Davis County, den, desert island, nature photography, portrait, spring, Taxidea taxus, wildlife, wildlife photography|

I thought I would share another American Badger portrait that I took back in May of this year on Antelope Island State Park in northern Utah.

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An American Badger and Long-tailed Weasels

By Mia McPherson|2023-10-02T19:26:57-05:00May 14th, 2014|Categories: American Badgers, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Long-tailed Weasels, Utah|Tags: American Badger, apeing, badger, badgers, burrow, carnivores, close up, den, desert island, grassland, highlight, Long-tailed Weasel, Mustela frenata, mustelids, portrait, predatory, prey, soil, summer coat, sunshine, Taxidea taxus, viewfinder, weasel, weasels|

I had a fantastic time yesterday photographing an American Badger at its burrow with its prey and a couple of Long-tailed Weasels, both alive and dead.

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Cute Coyote Pup

By Mia McPherson|2023-11-25T05:23:31-06:00June 15th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: animal behavior, Canis latrans, Coyote, coyotes, crossing, cute, den, desert island, Long-billed Curlews, pup, pups, road, spring, Utah, young|

The coyote pup followed after the parent but stopped in the road long enough for a few close up photos.

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