release – 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.

Rehabilitated Burrowing Owl Flying Free

By Mia McPherson|2023-04-25T09:44:34-05:00July 24th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: April Olson, Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, male, owls, Owls of Utah, rehabbed, rehabilitation, release, rescue, rescued, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah, wing injury, WRNCU|

Two days ago I watched and photographed as April Olson who is a volunteer at Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah release a rehabbed Burrowing Owl and it was very exciting for me because I've never been to a release before

Flying Wild And Free Again – The Barn Owl Was Released Yesterday

By Mia McPherson|2023-04-25T10:08:13-05:00October 1st, 2015|Categories: Barn Owls, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana|Tags: Barn Owl, birds of prey, Montana Raptor Conservation Center, owl, owls, rehabilitated, rehabilitation, release, rescue, rescued, Tyto alba|

I wanted to let all of my viewers know that yesterday the Barn Owl I helped rescue on September 9th in the Centennial Valley was released at the Lower Lake of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.