Gilf of Mexico

Rare Brown Pelican At Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By Mia McPherson|2021-06-14T13:31:08-05:00September 5th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Rarities, Utah|Tags: Brown Pelican, driftwood, Gilf of Mexico, log, morning, Pelecanus occidentalis, pelican, pelicans, perched, preening, rare, rarity, resting|

The Brown Pelican didn't do much while I had it in my viewfinder and I probably took way too many photos of it but I don't care, it was unique to see here in land-locked Utah and the setting of the Bear River was definitely different than the many times I have photographed this species back East.

Great Blue Heron’s reaction to a Great Egret’s intrusion

By Mia McPherson|2021-08-19T06:30:27-05:00November 20th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, behavior, bills, close up, egret, egrets, Gilf of Mexico, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, heron, herons, interaction, intrusion, portrait, sharp, shireline, squawked, wading birds, water|

Back in March of 2009 while I was photographing a Great Blue Heron on the north beach of Fort De Soto County Park in Florida a Great Egret flew in and walked close to the Great Blue Heron and me.