diurnal – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Fledgling Short-eared Owl Parallaxing From An Old Wooden Post

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-04T04:08:34-05:00April 16th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, crepuscular, diurnal, fence post, fledgling, head, immature, juvenile, motion parallaxing, nomadic, owl, owls, parallaxing, post, Short-eared Owl, summer, twisred, viewpoints, wooden post, yellow eyes, young|

The young Short-eared Owl in this photo was parallaxing when I photographed it in which basically means the fledgling owl was moving its head to gain different viewpoints.

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White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Resting On A Boulder In Wayne County, Utah

By Mia McPherson|2022-10-02T08:45:23-05:00February 22nd, 2019|Categories: Utah, Wayne County, White-tailed Antelope Squirrels, Wildlife|Tags: Ammospermophilus leucurus, boulder, diurnal, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, resting, squirrel, squirrels, White-tailed Antelope Squirrel|

I photographed this White-tailed Antelope Squirrel in 2016 near Torrey in Wayne County, Utah, the squirrel was resting on a boulder a couple hundred yards away from where I was camping.

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Short-eared Owl Nictitating Membrane

By Mia McPherson|2024-01-23T03:15:29-06:00April 11th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: adult, Asio flammeus, birds of prey, diurnal, eye protection, male, metal post, nictitating membrane, owls, perched, ranchlands, Short-eared Owl, spring, third eyelid, translucent, transparent, yellow eyes|

This image shows a Short-eared Owl nictitating membrane that is partially exposed. The dark line near the center of the eye is the edge of the nictitating membrane.

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Juvenile Burrowing Owl in Utah

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-30T10:34:35-05:00October 11th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Utah|Tags: Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, desert owls, diurnal, iconic, immature, juvenile, nature, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, Western Burrowing Owl|

Burrowing Owls are iconic birds of Antelope Island State Park, I can't tell you how many times people write to me and ask "Where can I see Burrowing Owls on Antelope Island State Park?".

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