River Hawthorn – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Yellow Warbler And Golden Quaking Aspen Leaves

By Mia McPherson|2023-09-17T05:10:35-05:00September 17th, 2023|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Quaking Aspens, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: American aspen, aspen, aspens, branches, canyon, Crataegus rivularis, deciduous tree, female/immature, golden, golden aspen, hawthorn, leaves, mountain aspen, mountains, perched, popple, Populus tremuloides, Quaking Aspen, River Hawthorn, Setophaga petechia, summer, tree, trembling aspen, trembling poplar, warbler, warblers, white poplar, wood-warbler, wood-warblrs, Yellow Warbler, young|

Three years ago today, I was up in the Wasatch Mountains, focused on a bright Yellow Warbler snugly nestled in a hawthorn tree on a hillside.

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Photographing Two Yellow Warbler Nests

By Mia McPherson|2023-09-17T04:00:46-05:00May 23rd, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: adult, building, canyon, Crataegus rivularis, female, hawthorn, hawthorns, mountains, nest, nesting, nesting materials, River Hawthorn, Setophaga petechia, spring, warbler, warblers, Wasatch Mountains, willow, willow thicket, willows, wood-warbler, wood-warblers, Yellow Warbler|

Yesterday morning I found not one but two Yellow Warbler nests high in the Wasatch Mountains because I paid attention to the movements of two female warblers.

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Six Years Of Daily Posts At On The Wing Photography

By Mia McPherson|2023-05-01T05:23:47-05:00May 2nd, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, East Canyon, Milestone, Morgan County, Mountain Plovers, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: berries, branch, Charadrius montanus, Crataegus rivularis, fruit, hawthorn, hawthorns, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, mentoring, milestone, Mountain Plover, Nashville Warbler, plover, plovers, Poocetes gramineus, River Hawthorn, shorebirds, sparrow, sparrows, Vesper Sparrow, warbler, warblers|

Today I am celebrating six years of daily posts without missing a day here at On The Wing Photography. That is two thousand one hundred and ninety-two days of nonstop publication.

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Adult Female Northern Flicker Foraging In Hawthorns

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-07T14:10:23-06:00September 29th, 2020|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Northern Flickers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, autumn, canyon, Colaptes auratus, Crataegus rivularis, creek, fall, female, flicker, flickers, hawthorn, hawthorns, leaves, mountains, Northern Flicker, River Hawthorn, small in frame, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

This adult female Northern Flicker and a male were both foraging for hawthorn berries when I spotted them from across a creek high in the Wasatch Mountains.

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American Robins Foraging On Hawthorn Berries

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-10T12:30:20-05:00September 21st, 2020|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Robin, berries, berry, branch, canyon, Crataegus rivularis, hawthorn, hawthorns, late summer, Morgan County, mountains, perched, ripe, River Hawthorn, robin, robins, summer, thrushes, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|

American Robins seemed especially abundant yesterday high in the Wasatch Mountains and I was happy to photograph them foraging on the ripe berries of a hawthorn.

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Two Black-capped Chickadee Photos From This Week

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-23T14:28:03-05:00September 4th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, berries, berry, Black-capped Chickadee, canyon, chickadee, chickadees, close up, hawthorn, hawthorns, mountains, Poecile atricapillus, portrait, River Hawthorn, summer, thistle|

I'm happy to have had these two little Black-capped Chickadees in my viewfinder this week. I enjoy seeing, hearing, and photographing these perky primarily black and white birds.

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Yellow Warbler And A Hawthorn

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-03T03:44:13-05:00September 1st, 2020|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: branch, canyon, Crataegus rivularis, creek, foraging, hawthorn, immature/female, mountains, perched, River Hawthorn, Setophaga petechia, summer, warbler, warblers, wood-warblers, Yellow Warbler|

These bright Yellow Warblers are getting ready for their long, fall migrations and while I am happy to see that they seem to have had a successful breeding season it also felt a touch bittersweet to me.

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The Funniest Yellow Warbler Photo I Have Ever Taken

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-08T16:47:47-05:00August 29th, 2020|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: bill, branches, camera shake, canyon, foraged, funniest, funny, humor, immature/female, laughing, moth, moth eater, mountains, perched, River Hawthorn, Setophaga petechia, warbler, warblers, wood-warblers, Yellow Warbler|

Two days ago near a creek in the Wasatch Mountains I took the funniest Yellow Warbler photo I have ever taken in all the years that I have been photographing birds.

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Adult Cedar Waxwing Resting In A Stand Of Hawthorns

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-30T16:04:12-05:00August 14th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, Bombycilla cedrorum, branch, Cedar Waxwing, Crataegus rivularis, hawthorn, hawthorns, leaves, perched, River Hawthorn, stand, summer, thorn, thorns, waxwing, waxwings|

Stopping to eat my muffins at this location was a great idea because this week on three trips to this spot I've photographed more than just Cedar Waxwings at this location.

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Searching And Listening For Cedar Waxwings

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-30T17:39:41-05:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, Bombycilla cedrorum, branch, calls, Cedar Waxwing, Crataegus rivularis, flower petals, flowers, forest, hawthorn, leaves, listening, perched, River Hawthorn, searching, staring, tree, waxwing, waxwings|

Every time I've gone up into the Wasatch Mountains lately I have been searching and listening for Cedar Waxwings to observe and photograph.

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Female Yellow Warbler Foraging In A Hawthorn Tree

By Mia McPherson|2023-03-26T07:15:28-05:00May 14th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: bill, branches, budding, canyon, Crataegus rivularis, female, first of season, foraging, hawthorn, leafing out, leaves, mountains, perched, prey, River Hawthorn, Setophaga petechia, sideways, spring, tree, warbler, warblers, wood-warblers, Yellow Warbler|

Eight days ago I photographed my first male Yellow Warbler of the year and two days ago I had some luck with my first females of the season.

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Ruby-crowned Kinglets – Challenging Subjects

By Mia McPherson|2022-03-13T13:45:12-05:00September 1st, 2019|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Morgan County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: challenging, Corthylio calendula, Crataegus rivularis, crown, desert, forest, Fragrant Sumac, golden, hawthorn, kinglet, kinglets, morning light, peering, Rhus aromatica, River Hawthorn, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, subjects, tiny|

Ruby-crowned Kinglets always seem to be on the move and blend into their habitat well which makes them challenging subjects to photograph. I love the challenge of photographing small birds though.

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Cedar Waxwings Eating The Petals Of Blooming Hawthorns

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-30T19:27:12-05:00June 10th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, bloom, Bombycilla cedrorum, Cedar Waxwing, close up, Crataegus rivularis, eating, flowers, hawthorn, perky, petal, River Hawthorn, scratching, staring, waxwing, waxwings|

As I watched and photographed the Cedar Waxwings I realized "why" the hawthorn blossoms had appeared to look a bit damaged... the waxwings had been feasting on them!

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Yellow Warbler Perched and Foraging in a Mystery Flowering, Thorny Tree

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-08T18:19:19-05:00May 16th, 2018|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: adult, Crataegus rivularis, flowering tree, foraging, hawthorn, male, perched, River Hawthorn, Setophaga petechia, thorns, tilted head, tree, warbler, warblers, white flowers, Yellow Warbler|

When I had the opportunity to photograph a Yellow Warbler foraging in a flowering tree I jumped at the chance. Right after I took this photo the warbler snatched a tiny insect from the flowers but I couldn't make out what it was.

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