rehab – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Bathing Canvasback Hen And The Story Behind The Images

By Mia McPherson|2023-12-20T03:40:45-06:00January 25th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Canvasbacks, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, April Olson, Aythya valisineria, bathing, Canvasback, diving ducks, duck, ducks, feathers, female, hen, pond, reflections, rehab, rehabilitated, release, Salt Lake County, shaking, urban, Utah, water, water droplets, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah, winter, WRCNU|

When I photographed this bathing Canvasback hen three days ago at a pond close to home I was really happy to see her doing well and doing what ducks do.

If You Used this Search Term: How Much To Feed A Juvenile Brown Pelican

By Mia McPherson|2021-07-04T15:00:48-05:00November 14th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: Brown Pelican, Gulf of Mexico, immature, juvenile, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Pelecanus occidentalis, pelican, pelicans, rehab, rehabilitation, rehabilitator, rescue, resting, search term, search terms, water, young|

Please, please, find an authorized and licensed bird or wildlife rehabilitator in your area immediately.

Unexpected Fledgling Short-eared Owl Rescue Mission

By Mia McPherson|2023-04-25T08:43:50-05:00June 27th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, compound fracture, fledgling, injured, owl, owls, rehab, rescue, Short-eared Owl, transport, vehicle strike, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah, young|

Yesterday I planned to stay home to try to get caught up on the many things that are on my plate and to stay out of the heat but unbeknownst to me that plan was going to change at 6:31 in the morning and that I would soon be on a rescue mission.