nesting ethics – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

It’s Nesting Season For Marsh Wrens In Utah

By Mia McPherson|March 26th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Marsh Wrens, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: adult, breeding season, cattails, Cistothorus palustris, male, marsh, Marsh Wren, mobile blind, nesting, nesting behavior, nesting birds, nesting ethics, nesting season, perched, spring, wren, wrens|

By using a vehicle as a mobile blind I was able to photograph the wrens as they sang, searched for nesting materials, defended their breeding territories and built their nests from a distance.

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Breeding Season for Killdeer at Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|April 24th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: adult, breeding season, Charadrius vociferus, close up, covert, feathers, Killdeer, marsh, nesting, nesting birds, nesting ethics, nesting season, plover, plovers, plumage detail, refuge, roadside, shorebirds, sound clip, spring, vociferous, wetlands|

It is breeding season for Killdeer at Bear River MBR and for all of Utah.

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The Burrowing Owls Are Arriving – Caution, Extreme Cuteness Ahead!

By Mia McPherson|March 3rd, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: adult, Athene cunicularia, bird photography, birds of prey, Burrowing Owl, chicks, Davis County, juveniles, nesting, nesting ethics, owl, owls, Western Burrowing Owl|

Burrowing Owls are arriving - Caution, Extreme Cuteness Ahead! Burrowing Owls are enchanting, entertaining and so cute they are irresistible. Everyone seems to love them.

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Young Burrowing Owls

By Mia McPherson|April 2nd, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, Clowns of the Desert, desert island, ethics, immature, juveniles, nesting ethics, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, Western Burrowing Owl, young|

The past few years I have missed seeing and photographing young Burrowing Owls on Antelope Island State Park for numerous reasons.

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Ethics for Nests and Chicks

By Mia McPherson|March 9th, 2014|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Harassment, Nesting Birds, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: American Oystercatcher, bird photography, field ethics, Gulf of Mexico, Haematopus palliatus, immature, juvenile, nesting ethics, oystercatcher, oystercatchers|

I feel that as a bird photographer I need to care for my subjects every time I am in the field and that is amplified when there are young, defenseless chicks.

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Burrowing Owls – Loved to Death?

By Mia McPherson|March 14th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Harassment, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: adult, Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, conservation, ethics, flight, juveniles, nature, nesting ethics, owl, owls, perched, wildlife ethics|

What made me sick was that there were three of those people tromping around the owl's burrow. I mean RIGHT up on it. They had no need to be that close but they were.

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Four Eyes For Bird Photography

By Mia McPherson|October 4th, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, European Starlings, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: bird photography, Black-billed Magpie, ethics, European Starling, Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike, magpie, magpies, nesting, nesting ethics, nesting material, perched, Pica hudsonia, shrike, shrikes, starling, starlings, Sturnus vulgaris|

One photographer might have better vision and be able to spot birds that the other person may not have seen. Four eyes are better than two.

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Nesting American Oystercatchers

By Mia McPherson|August 14th, 2010|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: adult, American Oystercatcher, bird ID, brooding, coastal habitat, eggs, ethics, Haematopus palliatus, nest, nesting, nesting behavior, nesting ethics, oystercatcher, oystercatchers, saltwater, sand dune, scrape, Sea Purslane, settling, shorebirds, wildlife ethics|

Nesting American Oystercatchers create simple scrapes on coastal beaches, dunes and salt marshes to lay their eggs in. They usually lay between 2-3 eggs around April to May.

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