Elk Lake – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Young Trumpeter Swan Glowing Brightly On Dark Waters In Montana

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-19T13:34:17-06:00August 31st, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: cygnet, Cygnus buccinator, dark water, Elk Lake, glowing, immature, lake, summer, swan, swans, Trumpeter Swan, water, waterfowl, young|

One of my fondest memories for photographing Trumpeter Swans happened on an evening of September of 2015 in southwestern Montana.

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Trumpeter Swans of Southwestern Montana

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-19T13:54:21-06:00August 30th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: adult, cygnet, Cygnus buccinator, Elk Lake, evening light, lake, summer, swan, swans, Trumpeter Swan, water, waterfowl|

One of my favorite photo sessions of that trip last fall was an evening spent with the Trumpeter Swans of southwestern Montana in gorgeous evening light.

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Trumpeter Swan Cygnets On Elk Lake

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-19T14:42:50-06:00September 12th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Montana, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: bird photography, cygnet, cygnets, Cygnus buccinator, eating, Elk Lake, foraging, immature, lake, swan, swans, Trumpeter Swan, water, young|

I am totally enamored by Trumpeter Swans, they are not only graceful and beautiful but the adults seem like such caring parents and keep an ever watchful eye on their young.

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Trumpeter Swans of the Centennial Valley

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-19T15:03:26-06:00January 27th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: adult, Cygnus buccinator, Elk Lake, lake, preening, swan, swans, Trumpeter Swan, valley, water|

One of the locations I am daydreaming about is the Centennial Valley of Montana and the birds I find there.

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Trumpeter Swans – From Near Extinction to Restoration

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-19T15:16:36-06:00September 21st, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: adult, cob, Cygnus buccinator, Elk Lake, lake, mountain lake, swan, swans, Trumpeter Swan, Trumpeter Swan Society, water, wildlife photography|

Small populations of Trumpeter Swans were found in mountain valleys in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming and those birds are the reason we have Trumpeter Swans today.

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Red-tailed Hawk perched above Elk Lake, Montana

By Mia McPherson|2021-07-01T03:44:32-05:00October 29th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: adult, bird photography, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, canyon, cliff, Elk Lake, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Montana, perched, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk|

This past September I spotted an adult Red-tailed Hawk perched high on a rocky canyon wall as it looked out over the cold waters of Elk Lake in Beaverhead County, Montana.

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