Mertensia ciliata – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Milestone: Ten Years Of Daily Stories From The Field

By Mia McPherson|May 2nd, 2025|Categories: Birds, Common Ravens, Milestone, Mountain Bluebells, Short-eared Owls|Tags: Asio flammeus, birds of prey, blooming, blue wildflowers, Bluebells, chick, chicks, Common Raven, conifer, Corvus corax, desert, flowering, immature, juvenile, Mertensia ciliata, milestone, Mountain Bluebells, mountain valley, nest, owl, owlet, owls, ranchlands, raven, ravens, relaxing, roadside, Short-eared Owl, spring, young|

Today marks ten years, which is 3,653 days, of sharing the authentic stories behind my images every single day without missing a beat.

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Happy 91st Birthday Mom!

By Mia McPherson|May 17th, 2023|Categories: Mountain Bluebells, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: bloom, blooming, blue wildflowers, canyon, flowering, Happy Birthday, Mertensia ciliata, Mom, Mountain Bluebells, mountains, pink wildflowers, purple wildflowers, riparian zone, spring, wildflowers|

Happy 91st Birthday Mom! I appreciate the time you gave me, the unconditional love, the wisdom you have shared, and the memories we have created together.

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It’s A Special Day Here At On The Wing Photography

By Mia McPherson|May 17th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Lazuli Buntings, Utah|Tags: 90th Birthday, adult, Artemisia tridentata, Big Sagebrush, blue wildflowers, Bluebells, breeding plumage, bunting, buntings, canyon, desert, Lazuli Bunting, male, Mertensia ciliata, Mom, Mountain Bluebells, mountains, Passerina amoena, perched, sage, sagebrush, singing, spring, Wasatch Mountains, wildflowers|

Today is special day here at On The Wing Photography because it marks my 4000th post AND it is also my Mom's 90th Birthday!

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Bluebells, Currants, Warblers And A Duck

By Mia McPherson|May 15th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Mallards, Morgan County, Shrubs, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers, Yellow Warblers|Tags: adult, alpine, Anas platyrhynchos, bath, bathing, beaver damage, bloom, blooming, blossoms, blue wildflowers, branch, branches, canyon, creek, creekside, currant, currants, dabbling ducks, drake, duck, ducks, female, flowering, flowers, fork, Golden Currant, male, Mallard, mallards, Mertensia ciliata, Mountain Bluebells, mountains, perched, pink wildflowers, purple wildflowers, Ribes aureum, riparian zone, Setophaga petechia, shrub, singing, spring, stump, tapestry, warbler, warblers, water, water droplets, wildflowers, Yellow Warbler, yellow wildflowers|

I spent my morning up in the Wasatch Mountains yesterday and came home with photos of bluebells, currants, warblers, and a duck.

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Dreaming Of Wildflowers

By Mia McPherson|March 30th, 2021|Categories: Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: Bearberry honeysuckle, Black Twin Berry, Black twinberry honeysuckle, blue wildflowers, Bluebells, flora, Lewis flax, Lewis's flax, Linum lewisii, Lonicera involucrata, Mertensia ciliata, Mountain Bluebells, Prairie Flax, shade, shrub, spring, Twinberry honeysuckle, Wild Blue Flax, wildflower, wildflowers, wildlflowers|

My dreams were filled with blooming wildflowers and me taking photos of them in the field so it seemed appropriate to share a few wildflower photos this morning.

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Dew Drops And Blooming Mountain Bluebells

By Mia McPherson|June 15th, 2019|Categories: Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: blooming, blue wildflowers, bluebell, Bluebells, borage family, dew drops, Mertensia ciliata, Mountain Bluebells, pink wildflowers, purple flowers, Streamside Bluebells, Tall Fringed Bluebells, wildflowers|

Last week I saw several clumps of blooming Mountain Bluebells that were dripping with dew drops from rains that fell overnight and I felt that I had to stop and take photos of them. I know they don't bloom for long.

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