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Milestone: Ten Years Of Daily Stories From The Field

By Mia McPherson|May 2nd, 2025|Categories: Birds, Common Ravens, Milestone, Mountain Bluebells, Short-eared Owls|Tags: Asio flammeus, birds of prey, blooming, blue wildflowers, Bluebells, chick, chicks, Common Raven, conifer, Corvus corax, desert, flowering, immature, juvenile, Mertensia ciliata, milestone, Mountain Bluebells, mountain valley, nest, owl, owlet, owls, ranchlands, raven, ravens, relaxing, roadside, Short-eared Owl, spring, young|

Today marks ten years, which is 3,653 days, of sharing the authentic stories behind my images every single day without missing a beat.

Big & Beautiful: Tundra Swans of Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|March 3rd, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: adult, alert, bath, bathing, bill, close, Cygnus columbianus, droplets, flight, flock, flying, goofy, ice shelf, immature, marsh, nips, Promontory Mountains, relaxing, resting, sky, snow, spot, swans, Tundra Swan, walking, water, waterfowl, wetlands, winter, young|

Yesterday morning I spent time with a flock of big, beautiful Tundra Swans at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I loved every moment that I had with the swans.