Spring – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Male Yellow Warbler in Willows

Mia McPherson2018-05-29T04:39:22+00:00May 29th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Little Emigration Canyon, Summit County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: catkins, perched, Setophaga petechia, Spring, warbler, warblers, willows, Yellow Warbler|

This male Yellow Warbler stayed at the top of a willow for quite some time but I was never able to get a completely clear view of him because a light breeze was moving the out of focus willows in the foreground around.

Green-tailed Towhee Singing In A Mountain Canyon

Mia McPherson2018-05-25T04:54:34+00:00May 25th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Little Emigration Canyon, Summit County, Utah|Tags: branch, courtship display, flowering, Green-tailed Towhee, male, Pipilo chlorurus, singing, Spring, towhee, towhees|

I had fun yesterday morning photographing a male Green-tailed Towhee singing in a mountain canyon, this was a bird I heard before I spotted him perched on a flowering branch.

Adult Western Kingbird Perched on Rusty Barbed Wire in Northern Utah

Mia McPherson2018-05-14T05:51:25+00:00May 14th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: adult, barbed wire, greenery, kingbird, kingbirds, perched, Spring, Tyrannus verticalis, tyrant flycatchers, Western Kingbird|

Last week I photographed this adult Western Kingbird perched on rusty barbed wire up in northern Utah with spring greenery behind it and I liked the greens, yellows, grays and whites in the photo.

Spring Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup in Northern Utah

Mia McPherson2018-05-08T04:37:18+00:00May 8th, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: lichen, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, pup, pups, Rabbitbrush, rocks, Spring, sunning, wildlife, wildlife photography, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

Photographing Yellow-bellied Marmot pups have delighted me this spring and since they don't stay little for long I have taken photos of them every time I have had the chance.