hybrids – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Showcasing Manky Mallard Portraits – They Are Oddly Beautiful

Some people might call these manky mallards homely, weird or even downright ugly but I prefer thinking of them as oddly beautiful and believe they are worthy of being showcased once in a while.

Some of the Birds I Love at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-22T09:18:28-05:00February 6th, 2013|Categories: American Avocets, American White Pelicans, Barn Owls, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Black-necked Stilts, Box Elder County, Duck hybrids, Eastern Kingbirds, Forster's Terns, Marsh Wrens, Snowy Egrets, Swainson's Hawks, Tundra Swans, Utah, Western Grebes, Western Kingbirds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: American Avocet, American White Pelican, avocet, avocets, Barn Owl, birds of prey, Black-crowned Night Heron, Black-necked Stilt, blackbird, blackbirds, Cinnamon x Green-winged Teal hybrid, Eastern Kingbird, Forster's Tern, grebes, hawk, hawks, hybrid, hybrids, Marsh Wren, night heron, night herons, pelican, pelicans, raptors, Snowy Egret, stilt, stilts, Swainson's Hawk, swans, tern, terns, Tundra Swan, Western Grebe, Western Kingbird, wren, wrens, Yellow-headed Blackbird|

One of my favorite locations to photograph birds in northern Utah is Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I've selected some of the birds there that delight and entertain me while I observe and photograph them.