gravel – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Close Up Killdeer In Soft Morning Light

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-19T05:51:51-05:00March 19th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: adult, Charadrius vociferus, gravel, Killdeer, marsh, morning light, plover, plovers, shorebirds, side light, wetlands, winter|

The first bird I photographed yesterday morning at Bear River MBR was this Killdeer in soft morning light. Truthfully, I am glad my first bird was a Killdeer.

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Autumn American Pipit Photos

By Mia McPherson|2023-10-26T04:43:58-05:00October 26th, 2023|Categories: American Pipits, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: American Pipit, Anthus rubescens, autumn, fall, grass, grasses, gravel, marsh, pipit, pipits, roadside, wetlands|

Last Monday I took my first autumn American Pipit photos of 2023 while I was on the auto tour loop at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I was so happy.

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Roadside Green-tailed Towhee Photos

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-13T14:54:26-05:00September 11th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, canyon, foraging, gravel, gravel road, Green-tailed Towhee, grit, mountains, Pipilo chlorurus, road, sparrow, sparrows, towhee, towhees|

Two days ago I was able to photograph a Green-tailed Towhee foraging next to a gravel road up in a Wasatch Mountain Canyon, getting these birds out in the open can be a challenge so I was excited that this towhee was in the clear.

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Sky Line Drive and Wasatch Mountain Journeys

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-03T08:35:08-06:00July 16th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Dusky Grouse, Green-tailed Towhees, Moose, Sky Line Drive, Bountiful Canyon, Uinta National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Alces alces, alpine meadow, calf, canyons, cow, Dendragapus obscurus, Dusky Grouse, female, gravel, Green-tailed Towhee, grouse, Moose, mountains, Pipilo chlorurus, road, serviceberry, singing, sky, sparrow, sparrows, towhee, towhees, upland game birds, wildlife, wildlife photography|

I might need to go wandering up the canyons and Sky Line Drive soon just to see what birds and creatures I can find.

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