expelling – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Photographing Swainson’s Hawks in Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-27T04:31:49-05:00April 23rd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, birds of prey, Buteo swainsoni, Buteos, casting, close up, dark morph, expelling, fence post, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, light morph, Locust Hawks, male, pellet, perched, photograph, photographing, sub-adult, Swainson's Hawk, wooden post|

Yesterday morning in northern Utah I saw about a dozen Swainson's Hawks in about 2.25 miles, some were perched, some were in flight and all of them were wonderful to photograph.

Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk expelling a pellet

By Mia McPherson|2021-03-31T17:17:03-05:00March 10th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Swainson's Hawks|Tags: Buteo swainsoni, expelling, flying, immature, juvenile, pellet, pellet expulsion, regurgitating pellet, Swainson's Hawk, young|

Last summer I was able to see and photograph a juvenile Swainson's Hawk expelling a pellet in Beaverhead County, Montana.

Loggerhead Shrike expelling a pellet – Friday Photos

By Mia McPherson|2023-04-13T02:48:32-05:00February 3rd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah|Tags: bolus, expelling, Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike, pellet, pellet expulsion, shrike, shrikes|

It isn't everyday that I get to see and photograph a Loggerhead Shrike expelling a pellet!