mated – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

American Oystercatcher Images From Florida

By Mia McPherson|August 29th, 2025|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, Egmont Key State Park, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, American Oystercatcher, beach, calling, chick, coastal island, crest, feathers, feeding, flight, fluffing, flying, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Himantopus mexicanus, immature, juvenile, landing, mated, mates, pair, preening, prey, probing, sand, sand bar, swallowing, water, waves, worm, wrack line, young|

I am sharing a group of American Oystercatcher photos today that were taken at Fort De Soto County Park and Egmont Key from when I lived in Florida.

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Mama Eastern Bluebird Is No More

By Mia McPherson|April 24th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Arkansas, bill, bluebird, bluebirds, branches, caterpillar, chicks, close up, Eastern Bluebird, female, food, leaves, male, mated, mates, nest box, oak, oak tree, pair, perched, portait, portrait, prey, Sebastian County, Sialia sialis, spider, spring, thrush, thrushes, tree, up close, urban, yard|

Steve and I have some sad news today: the mama Eastern Bluebird at Steve's nest box is no more. The last time we saw her at the nest box was Sunday evening.

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Canada Geese Are Pairing Up – Signs Of Spring

By Mia McPherson|February 15th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Canada Geese, Utah|Tags: adult, Bear River, Branta canadensis, Canada Geese, Canada Goose, geese, goose, ice, icy, mated, mates, pair, pairing up, water, waterfowl, wetlands, winter|

On my last couple of trips up to Bear River MBR I have noticed that the Canada Geese have already started pairing up which is a definite sign of spring.

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Spring Clark’s Grebe Photos

By Mia McPherson|April 13th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark's Grebes, Utah|Tags: adult, Aechmophorus clarkii, bills, Clark's Grebe, close up, crossed, grebe, grebes, marsh, mated, mates, pair, spring, water, wetlands, wind|

Yesterday morning I spent time relaxing in the marshes of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge plus I came home with a nice series of spring Clark's Grebe photos.

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Sage Thrashers – Time To Listen For Their March Melodies

By Mia McPherson|March 5th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: adult, branches, desert, desert island, mated, mimids, Oreoscoptes montanus, pair, perched, rabbitbrush, ranchlands, Sage Thrasher, seep, sky, spring, summer, thrasher, thrashers|

Sage Thrashers return to northern Utah in March and it is now time for me to start listening for their songs and melodies.

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Photographing Birds During Social Distancing Plus Earthquake Aftershocks

By Mia McPherson|March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, aftershock, aftershocks, bird photography, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, Corona Virus, Covid-19, earthquake, earthquakes, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, mated, mated pair, pair, pandemic, perched, photographing, post, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, rousing, social distancing, wooden post|

In the event that our governor does force us into a total lock down I have enough images that I haven't shared here on my blog that I could post everyday for a year and still not run out of photos.

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