Rosa woodsii – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Early July Wildflowers In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|2022-07-16T09:11:24-05:00July 16th, 2022|Categories: Blue Elderberry, Morgan County, Musk Thistle, Parsnipflower Buckwheat, Silvery Lupine, Spearleaf Arnica, Sticky Purple Geraniums, Summit County, Utah, Washington County, Wood's Rose|Tags: Arnica longifolia, bee, beetles, blooming, blooms, blossoms, Blue Elderberry, buds, canyon, Carduus nutans, Eriogonum heracleoides, Geranium viscosissimum, Lupinus argenteus, mountains, Musk Thistle, Parsnipflower Buckwheat, ravine, Rosa woodsii, rosebuds, Sambucus cerulea, Silvery Lupine, Spearleaf Arnica, Sticky Geranium, summer, wildflowers, Woods' Rose|

I wanted to share some of the wildflowers I photographed in the first part of July that I have found in Summit and Morgan Counties high in the Wasatch Mountains.

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Wild Rose Blossom And Buds

By Mia McPherson|2022-07-06T06:08:59-05:00July 6th, 2022|Categories: Shrubs, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wood's Rose|Tags: bloom, blooming, blossoms, buds, flowering, leaves, Rosa woodsii, rose, rosebuds, roses, shrub, summer, Woods' Rose|

When I photographed this wild rose blossom and buds high in the mountains last week just seeing the flower made me happy. I stopped to photograph the roses.

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Loggerhead Shrike On A Wild Rose In Front of The Dying Great Salt Lake

By Mia McPherson|2021-11-16T06:10:13-06:00November 16th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, climate change, climate crisis, desert, dry lake bed, dying, fall, Great Salt Lake, Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike, mud flats, perched, playa, Rosa woodsii, rose, shore, shrike, shrikes, water consumption, water levels, wild rose, Woods' Rose|

Had I taken these Loggerhead Shrike photos four to five years ago the background wouldn't have been dry lake bed. It would have shown water. Precious, life-giving water.

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Wild Roses in Bloom in Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|2022-07-06T04:38:05-05:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: bloom, blooming, introduced, native, naturalized, pink wildflowers, Rosa woodsii, rose, rose bush, roses, wild rose, wild roses, wildflowers, Wood’s Roses|

The wild roses, like many of the other wildflowers, don't bloom for long so I am happy that I took the time to photograph individual blossoms and the top of one of the rose bushes this year

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