red gate – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Adult Male Prairie Merlin At Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-15T03:52:05-06:00January 28th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Merlins, Utah|Tags: adult, birds of prey, desert, Falco columbarius, Falco columbarius richardsonii, falcon, falcons, fence post, flats, gate, male, Merlin, merlins, perched, prairie, raptors, red gate, winter, wooden post|

One of the birds I photographed yesterday at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge was an adult male Prairie Merlin that I spotted on a fence post close to the road.

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Resting Common Nighthawk in Northern Utah – My Best Find of the Day

By Mia McPherson|2017-06-04T05:35:50-05:00June 4th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Common Nighthawks, Utah|Tags: adult, Chordeiles minor, Common Nighthawk, goatsucker, nighthawk, nighthawks, red gate, resting|

I saw and photographed my first of the year Common Nighthawk yesterday in northern Utah after I found it resting on a red gate about mid-morning.

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Turkey Vultures – Feathered Gatekeepers

By Mia McPherson|2021-03-12T07:18:41-06:00May 17th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: bill, body temperatures, Cathartes aura, close up, feather, gatekeepers, gates, green gate, perched, poop, portrait, preening, red gate, resting, sun, thermoregulating, thermoregulation, Turkey Vulture, vulture, vultures, walking, warming up, weathered|

Normally I prefer natural perches for my subjects but I rather enjoyed photographing these Turkey Vultures and thinking of them as feathered gatekeepers.

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Roadside Turkey Vultures – Facts and Photos

By Mia McPherson|2022-09-03T06:04:38-05:00May 4th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: adult, birds of prey, Cathartes aura, lichen, preening, red gate, resting, rocks, scratching, sunning, Turkey Vulture, vulture, vultures|

I took way too many images of several approachable roadside Turkey Vultures sunning, preening, scratching and resting but I am happy with the photos of the birds.

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