tidal mudflat – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

A Few Quiet Moments With A Black-bellied Plover At Low Tide

By Mia McPherson|February 1st, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: Black-bellied Plover, lagoon, low tide, nonbreeding plumage, plover, plovers, Pluvialis squatarola, shorebirds, tidal lagoon, tidal mudflat, water, winter|

Shorebirds. They were what sparked my passion for bird photography. They were what drew me back to the Gulf Coast of Florida as much as I could be there.

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Black-bellied Plover On A Tidal Mudflat

By Mia McPherson|November 1st, 2013|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Black-bellied Plover, coastal island, Gulf Coast, mud flats, nature, nonbreeding, nonbreeding plumage, Pluvialis squatarola, spring, tidal mudflat, wildlife, wildlife photography|

I love the light and the mudflat setting I photographed this Black-bellied Plover in on a warm April morning in Florida several years ago.

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Nonbreeding Plumage Black Skimmer

By Mia McPherson|August 10th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, bird photography, Black Skimmer, coastal island, Gulf Coast, nonbreeding, Rynchops niger, skimmer, skimmers, spring, tidal mudflat, waterbirds|

When I did my post the other day on "Missing Fort De Soto" I found this Black Skimmer image in my archives while looking for photos to put in that post and wanted to share it.

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Black-bellied Plover – Composition is a Matter of Personal Taste

By Mia McPherson|April 22nd, 2012|Categories: Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: bird photography, Black-bellied Plover, coastal island, composition, Gulf Coast, Low angle, nonbreeding plumage, plover, plovers, Pluvialis squatarola, shorebirds, tidal lagoon, tidal mudflat, tidal pool, water, winter|

As much as I like to compose images that are full frame I find that I often allow myself a touch of extra space around my subject so I can recompose in post processing by making different crops.

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