morning mist – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

What The Fluff? Great Egret Photos

By Mia McPherson|2024-04-23T05:13:56-05:00April 23rd, 2024|Categories: Birds, Eastern Cottonwood, Great Egrets, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Ardea alba, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, breeding plumes, Cottonwood, cottonwood fluff, Eastern Cottonwood, egret, egrets, fallen log, fluff, fog, foggy, Great Egret, Horton Slough, leaves, log, misty, morning mist, plumes, Populus deltoides, preening, slough, spring, stump, tree, trees, wading birds, water|

I took this Great Egret photo yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Even with the morning mist, I could tell something fluffy was stuck on its bill.

I Stop For Coots Any Time I See Them

By Mia McPherson|2021-12-14T04:08:45-06:00September 17th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: American Coot, chasing, coot, coots, feathers, Fulica americana, ice, icy water, lobed feet, morning mist, nesting, portrait, resting, shaking, standing|

I've written before that I love American Coots and I guess that will never change, I will stop for coots any time I see them, I will photograph them and enjoy their antics.

The Morning Mist at Red Rock Lakes NWR

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-12T04:47:30-05:00June 16th, 2012|Categories: American Coots, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Coot, Centennial Valley, coot, coots, Fulica americana, lake fog, Lower Lake, mist, morning mist, nature photography, photography, sunrise|

I don't have much time to post today but I wanted to share a few photos taken this week of the mists at the Lower Lake of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. Red Rock Lakes NWR is an incredibly wild and beautiful location that has stolen a piece of my heart.