key – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Live, Love, Laugh, Sing, Dance, Be, Do

By Mia McPherson|2023-08-11T15:23:09-05:00May 18th, 2023|Categories: Anclote Key, Florida, Pasco County, Pinellas County|Tags: Anclote Key, Australian Pine, clouds, coastal, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, island, key, Mia McPherson, Nanea Hoffman, New Port Richey, Pasco County, Pinellas County, quote, sand, sky, spit, tree, trees, water, waves|

I saw this quote that aligns with my philosophy of Live, Love, Laugh, Sing, Dance, Be, Do and thought I would share a post about the reason I like the quote.

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Portraits Of A Great Blue Heron With Nesting Material

By Mia McPherson|2023-03-03T13:12:14-06:00January 25th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Blue Herons, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, coastal, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, island, key, nesting material, portrait, wading birds, yellow flowers|

It felt amazing to have that Great Blue Heron gift us with its presence for those few seconds. You just never know what might happen when you are out looking for birds.

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Great Horned Owl Chick on Honeymoon Island State Park

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-04T16:41:39-06:00August 28th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Great Horned Owls, Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County|Tags: birds of prey, Bubo virginianus, chick, fledgling, Great Horned Owl, immature, juvenile, key, nest, owl, owlet, owls, sky, snag, tree, winter, young|

I spent about three months in 2008 watching a Great Horned Owl nest on Honeymoon Island State Park in Florida from hatching until this young owl fledged.

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Great Horned Owl and fledgling strongly backlit by the setting sun

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-04T16:51:46-06:00March 16th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Great Horned Owls, Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, back lit, barrier island, branch, Bubo virginianus, chick, coastal island, feeding, fledgling, Great Horned Owl, immature, juvenile, key, owl, owlet, owls, pine, slash pine forest, tree, winter, young|

What can I say about this image of an adult Great Horned Owl feeding its young that is strongly back lit by the setting sun on Honeymoon Island State Park in Florida?

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