dorsal view – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Male Northern Harrier Photo

By Mia McPherson|2022-11-22T05:00:57-06:00November 22nd, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, Circus hudsonius, dorsal view, duck club, fall, flats, flight, flying, Gray Ghost, harrier, harriers, hawks, male, Marsh hawk, Northern Harrier, raptors, trailers|

I'd like this photo of a male Northern Harrier more if there weren't camping trailers from a duck hunting club near the auto loop of Bear River MBR behind him.

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Dorsal view of a Ring-billed Gull in Flight

By Mia McPherson|2021-10-25T21:14:41-05:00October 10th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-billed Gulls, Utah|Tags: adult, blue sky, dorsal view, flight, flying, gull, gulls, Larus delawarensis, Ring-billed Gull|

Just a simple post today of a simple bird, a dorsal view of a Ring-billed Gull in flight over a water feature at Farmington Bay WMA.

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Dorsal view of a Rough-legged Hawk in flight

By Mia McPherson|2023-02-26T15:57:57-06:00November 5th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo lagopus, Buteos, dorsal view, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, marsh, raptors, Rough-legged Hawk, wetlands, winter|

I woke up to a fine layer of snow on the ground this morning and silly as it may sound that gets me excited for the birds that over winter in the Salt Lake Valley such as this Rough-legged Hawk.

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Iridescent colors of a Black-billed Magpie

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-18T17:26:41-05:00March 6th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, Utah|Tags: back view, Black-billed Magpie, Davis County, dorsal view, flash of color, flight, flying, full extension, Great Salt Lake, iridescence, iridescent colors, magpie, magpies, Pica hudsonia, Utah, winter|

Yesterday this Black-billed Magpie turned in flight while I was photographing it which allowed me a great dorsal view that showed the iridescent colors well.

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