red rocks – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Communing With Sandhill Cranes

By Mia McPherson|2023-03-13T05:47:19-05:00March 13th, 2023|Categories: Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, buttes, clouds, crane, cranes, dancing, dawn, farmlands, fields, migration, morning, pair, pastel, red rocks, road, rocks, Sandhill Crane, shrubs, sky, spring migration, sunrise, winter|

I've been thinking a lot about Sandhill Cranes recently so I am going back in time to nine years ago today when I photographed them in Wayne County, Utah.

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Adult Peregrine Falcon In Red Rock Country

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-24T06:41:16-05:00March 11th, 2020|Categories: Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Peregrine Falcons, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, Falco peregrinus, falcon, falcons, fence, fence post, perched, Peregrine Falcon, raptors, red rock country, red rocks, wooden post|

It isn't everyday that I can take photos of a Peregrine Falcon in Red Rock Country so I'm very glad I spotted this one and was able to get a few images it.

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The Love of Wilderness

By Mia McPherson|2020-11-12T04:30:53-06:00February 21st, 2015|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Conservation, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: Chinle, landscape photography, nature photography, Navajo sandstone, red rocks, scenery, wilderness|

I have traveled all my life and seen the most amazing cities and towns but it is nature and the wilderness that I find the most satisfying.

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Utah – The State with Billions of Views

By Mia McPherson|2016-12-07T12:08:53-06:00October 9th, 2014|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah|Tags: nature photography, photography, red rocks, scenic locations|

I'm heading on another journey today to locations I have never been before so I expect I will be seeing plenty of views along the way.

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Red-tailed Hawk on the red rocks of the Centennial Valley – Finally!

By Mia McPherson|2021-07-01T04:11:08-05:00September 13th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, hawks, Hawks of Montana, immature, juvenile, perched, raptors, red rocks, Red-tailed Hawk, summer, valley, wildlife|

Since my first visit to the Centennial Valley of Montana on June 18, 2010 I have wanted to photograph a bird; preferably a raptor, on the reddish orange lichen covered rocks found throughout the valley. On this last trip that finally happened!

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