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Showy Milkweed Images

By Mia McPherson|2022-07-08T05:17:24-05:00July 8th, 2022|Categories: Morgan County, Showy Milkweed, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: ant, ants, Asclepias speciosa, bloom, blooming, blossom, bouquet, canyon, flower buds, flowering, milkweed, milkweeds, mountains, native, pale, pink wildflowers, Showy Milkweed, summer, white wildflowers, wildflowers|

I found some blooming Showy Milkweed in Morgan County high in the Wasatch Mountains two days ago and felt compelled to take images of these wonderful wildflowers.

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Western Chokecherry Before Blooming

By Mia McPherson|2022-05-18T04:54:35-05:00May 18th, 2022|Categories: Tooele County, Trees, Shrubs and Flowers, Utah, West Desert, Western Chokecherry|Tags: buds, Chokecherry, close up, desert, flower buds, flowering shrub, flowering tree, fruiting tree, fruting shrub, mountains, native, Prunus virginiana, Prunus virginiana demissa, shrub, sky island mountains, spring, tree, Western Chokecherry|

Last week I stopped to take photos of a Western Chokecherry because I could see that there were flower buds on it and I want to follow this chokecherry this year.

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Pink Wildflowers: Showy Milkweed Buds & Blooms

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-16T04:00:41-05:00July 21st, 2020|Categories: Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: Asclepias speciosa, blooming, blooms, blossoms, buds, canyon, flower buds, flowering, leaves, milkweed, milkweeds, mountains, native, pink wildflowers, Showy Milkweed, wildflowers|

Once again I missed out on photographing Showy Milkweed at the lower elevations of northern Utah but I made up for it by photographing some of these spectacular pink wildflowers high in the Wasatch Mountains yesterday.

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Blue Elderberry – Native Food Source For Birds, Wildlife And People Too

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-16T03:37:24-05:00August 1st, 2018|Categories: Blue Elderberry, Summit County, Trees, Shrubs and Flowers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: berries, blooming, Blue Elderberry, elderberry, elderberry shrubs, flower buds, food for birds, food for wildlife, honeysuckle family, mountain canyon, native food source, Sambucus cerulea, Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea, shrub, umbels|

Another non-bird post this morning about Blue Elderberry shrubs which are a native food source for birds, wildlife and people too. I've photograph this particular Blue Elderberry up in a Wasatch Mountain canyon for several years.

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