New Year – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Winter Blue Jay In A River Birch

By Mia McPherson|January 3rd, 2026|Categories: Birds, Blue Jays, Oklahoma, Sequoyah County|Tags: adult, Betula nigra, birch, Blue Jay, corvids, Cyanocitta cristata, feeder, jay, jays, New Year, River Birch, suburban, suet, tree, tree trunk, winter, yard|

On New Year’s Day I was outside photographing birds feeding on suet balls I had placed in the crooks of a River Birch, including this striking Blue Jay.

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Bringing in 2026 With A Great Horned Owl

By Mia McPherson|January 1st, 2026|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Great Horned Owls, Utah|Tags: adult, birds of prey, Bubo virginianus, first bird of year, Great Horned Owl, heard, New Year, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, perched, raptors, resting|

My first bird of the year was a Great Horned Owl I heard around 4:35 this morning. I never saw them, but that call cut through the New Year darkness.

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Happy New Year’s Day 2025 – What Will The New Year Bring?

By Mia McPherson|January 1st, 2025|Categories: Barred Owls, Miscellaneous, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird|Tags: 2025, animals, New Year, New Year's Day, wildlife, wishes|

I decided not to do a Year in Review for 2024, but I still want to wish everyone a Happy New Year's Day for 2025. I wonder what this year will bring.

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Veterans Day 2020

By Mia McPherson|November 11th, 2020|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, Bald Eagle, before sunrise, birds of prey, dawn, eagle, eagles, frozen, golden light, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, marsh, mountains, New Year, perched, raptors, winter, wooden post|

Veterans Day is always held on November 11th and is a day set aside to honor all of those who have served our country in war or peace.

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