weird – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Snowy Egret With The Strangest Shadows I Have Ever Seen – How Does This Even Happen?

By Mia McPherson|October 1st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, bank, egret, egrets, Egretta thula, enclosed, fall, inside, legs, light, marsh, morning light, odd, projected, reflection, reflections, secondary shadow, shadow, shadows, Snowy Egret, strange, strangest, wading birds, water, weird, wetlands|

Yesterday morning I took a series of photos of a Snowy Egret at Farmington Bay WMA with the strangest shadows I have ever seen.

Immature Red-tailed Hawk In Really Bad Light

By Mia McPherson|May 21st, 2013|Categories: Birds, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: back lit, bad light, bird photography, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, immature, poor lighting, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, spooky, spring, weird, young|

Sometimes I take the shot despite knowing that I am not shooting in optimal conditions, most of the time the results are awful but once in awhile I actually enjoy the final image.

Weird and Wacky Fence Post Decor – Great Basin National Park, Nevada

By Mia McPherson|October 21st, 2012|Categories: Great Basin National Park, Humor, Man & Nature, Miscellaneous, Nevada|Tags: Baker, barb wire, Bob Wire, decor, fence post, funny fence decorations, Great Basin National Park, humor, nature photography, Nevada, quirky, Snake Valley, wacky, weird|

On the drive up to Great Basin National Park & Lehman Caves there were fence post decorations that made me laugh every time I went by them.