raggedy – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Molting And Shaggy Immature Common Raven Portrait

By Mia McPherson|2023-08-29T04:11:40-05:00August 29th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Common Ravens, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: canyon, close up, Common Raven, Corvus corax, immature, molt, molting, mountains, portrait, raggedy, raven, ravens, shaggy, summer, young|

I enjoyed photographing this molting, shaggy immature Common Raven yesterday morning while I was high in the Wasatch Mountains.

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Raggedy Male Spotted Towhee

By Mia McPherson|2023-08-05T04:29:50-05:00August 5th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Spotted Towhees, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, branch, canyon, male, mountains, perched, Pipilo maculatus, raggedy, sparrow, sparrows, Spotted Towhee, summer, towhee, towhees|

This raggedy male Spotted Towhee photo, taken in Morgan County, Utah, two years ago, made me smile when I came across it in my file archives a few days ago.

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Raggedy Song Sparrow Adult

By Mia McPherson|2022-07-25T04:35:31-05:00July 25th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Song Sparrows, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, bush, canyon, close up, Melospiza melodia, molt, molting, mountains, ragged, raggedy, saprrow, Song Sparrow, sparrows, summer, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, wild rose, wooden post, worn|

Friday morning while enjoying the cooler temps in the Wasatch Mountains I had this raggedy Song Sparrow adult pop out of a wild rose bush next to my Jeep.

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Male Spotted Towhees – One Immature And One Adult

By Mia McPherson|2024-04-05T03:45:44-05:00September 14th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Spotted Towhees, Utah|Tags: adult, adult plumage, colorful, desert, Fragrant Sumac, hatch year, immature, male, molt, molting, Pipilo maculatus, raggedy, ranchlands, Rhus aromatica, seep, smoke, smoky, sparrow, sparrows, Spotted Towhee, sumac, summer, towhee, towhees, young|

Spotted Towhees are among the most colorful members of the sparrow family and I always enjoy photographing them on those occasions when they are out in the open.

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Molting Immature Green-tailed Towhee

By Mia McPherson|2022-07-10T08:35:29-05:00September 5th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: branch, disheveled, First Prebasic, Green-tailed Towhee, immature, juvenile, molt, molting, perched, Pipilo chlorurus, Prebasic I, raggedy, sparrow, sparrows, towhee, towhees, willow, young|

Green-tailed Towhees that hatched this year undergo a molt on or near their natal breeding grounds prior to fall migration.

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Messy, Molting Song Sparrow

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-17T05:22:15-05:00August 13th, 2020|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Song Sparrows, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, canyon, dried grasses, ground, Melospiza melodia, messy, molt, molting, mountains, raggedy, ruffled, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows|

This Song Sparrow will replace its damaged feathers quickly and will look like it normally does once again. Until then, I still think it is a beautiful, albeit somewhat ruffled, bird.

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