{"id":21671,"date":"2015-04-09T07:55:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T13:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=21671"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:56:54","slug":"midge-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/midge-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Midge Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"565\" alt=\"Midge Images\" title=\"Swarm of Midges\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-167892\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27565%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20565%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27565%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Midge Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Chironomidae<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Midges from the family <em>Chironomidae<\/em> are non-biting, two-winged flies that superficially resemble mosquitoes.<\/li>\n<li>Midges are harmless and are eaten by many birds.<\/li>\n<li>Male midges have feathery antennae.<\/li>\n<li>Midges are usually found near streams, ponds and marshes.<\/li>\n<li>Adult midges rarely feed on anything and if they do it is substances such as nectar. As adults they only live a few weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-default 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0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-wrapper#fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-content{ padding: 25px 25px 25px 25px; text-align: left; }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-recent-works fusion-portfolio-element fusion-portfolio fusion-portfolio-1 fusion-portfolio-grid fusion-portfolio-paging-infinite fusion-portfolio-four fusion-portfolio-boxed fusion-portfolio-text\" data-id=\"-rw-1\" data-columns=\"four\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-wrapper .fusion-col-spacing{padding:6px;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-portfolio-1\" data-picturesize=\"auto\" data-pages=\"2\" style=\"margin:-6px;\"><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-102519\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post flora-portfolios great-basin-bumble-bee-images long-horned-bee-images midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-102519\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/great-basin-bumble-bee-and-long-horned-bee-on-a-common-sunflower\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Great Basin Bumble Bee and Long-horned Bee on a Common Sunflower\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/great-basin-bumble-bee-long-horned-bee-sunflower-mia-mcpherson-5561.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Great Basin Bumble Bee and Long-horned Bee on a Common Sunflower, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/great-basin-bumble-bee-long-horned-bee-sunflower-mia-mcpherson-5561.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/great-basin-bumble-bee-long-horned-bee-sunflower-mia-mcpherson-5561-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/great-basin-bumble-bee-long-horned-bee-sunflower-mia-mcpherson-5561-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/great-basin-bumble-bee-long-horned-bee-sunflower-mia-mcpherson-5561-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/great-basin-bumble-bee-long-horned-bee-sunflower-mia-mcpherson-5561-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/great-basin-bumble-bee-long-horned-bee-sunflower-mia-mcpherson-5561.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/great-basin-bumble-bee-and-long-horned-bee-on-a-common-sunflower\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Great Basin Bumble Bee and Long-horned Bee on a Common Sunflower<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/flora-portfolios\/\" rel=\"tag\">Flora Portfolios<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/great-basin-bumble-bee-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Great Basin Bumble Bee Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/long-horned-bee-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Long-horned Bee Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Great Basin Bumble Bee and Long-horned Bee on a Common Sunflower<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 8\/18\/2020<\/p>\n<p>Native<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-45689\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-45689\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midge-swarm-outside-of-my-jeep\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Midge swarm outside of my Jeep\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-march-2017-mia-mcpherson-6309.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Midge swarm outside of my Jeep, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-march-2017-mia-mcpherson-6309.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-march-2017-mia-mcpherson-6309-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-march-2017-mia-mcpherson-6309-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-march-2017-mia-mcpherson-6309-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-march-2017-mia-mcpherson-6309.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midge-swarm-outside-of-my-jeep\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Midge swarm outside of my Jeep<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Midge swarm outside of my Jeep<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 3\/18\/2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-45687\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-45687\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/close-up-view-of-a-midge-swarm\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Close up view of a midge swarm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpheron-6330.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Close up view of a midge swarm, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpheron-6330.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpheron-6330-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpheron-6330-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpheron-6330-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpheron-6330.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/close-up-view-of-a-midge-swarm\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Close up view of a midge swarm<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Close up view of a midge swarm<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 3\/18\/2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-45685\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-45685\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-on-the-front-of-my-jeep\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Midges on the front of my Jeep\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-jeep-mia-mcpherson-6374.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Midges on the front of my Jeep, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27564%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20564%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27564%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-jeep-mia-mcpherson-6374.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-jeep-mia-mcpherson-6374-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-jeep-mia-mcpherson-6374-400x251.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-jeep-mia-mcpherson-6374-600x376.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-jeep-mia-mcpherson-6374.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-on-the-front-of-my-jeep\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Midges on the front of my Jeep<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Midges on the front of my Jeep<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 3\/18\/2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-45683\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-45683\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-covering-a-rush-stalk\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Midges covering a rush stalk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-rush-mia-mcpherson-7460.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Midges covering a rush stalk, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-rush-mia-mcpherson-7460.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-rush-mia-mcpherson-7460-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-rush-mia-mcpherson-7460-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-rush-mia-mcpherson-7460-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-rush-mia-mcpherson-7460.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-covering-a-rush-stalk\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Midges covering a rush stalk<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Midges covering a rush stalk<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 3\/18\/2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-45681\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-45681\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/three-midges-on-my-windshield\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Three midges on my windshield\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6294.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three midges on my windshield, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6294.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6294-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6294-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6294-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6294.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/three-midges-on-my-windshield\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Three midges on my windshield<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Three midges on my windshield<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 3\/18\/2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-45679\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-45679\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-all-over-my-windshield\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Midges all over my windshield\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6358.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Midges all over my windshield, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27567%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20567%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27567%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6358.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6358-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6358-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6358-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-windshield-mia-mcpherson-6358.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-all-over-my-windshield\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Midges all over my windshield<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Midges all over my windshield<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 3\/18\/2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-45677\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-45677\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/thick-swarm-of-midges-out-side-my-drivers-side-window\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Thick swarm of midges out side my driver&#8217;s side window\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-window-mia-mcpherson-6329.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thick swarm of midges out side my driver&#039;s side window, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-window-mia-mcpherson-6329.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-window-mia-mcpherson-6329-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-window-mia-mcpherson-6329-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-window-mia-mcpherson-6329-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-swarm-window-mia-mcpherson-6329.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/thick-swarm-of-midges-out-side-my-drivers-side-window\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Thick swarm of midges out side my driver&#8217;s side window<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Thick swarm of midges out side my driver\u2019s side window<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 3\/18\/2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-25506\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images wilsons-phalarope-images fusion-col-spacing post-25506\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/a-wilsons-phalarope-and-a-midge\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Wilson&#8217;s Phalarope and a Midge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wilson&#039;s Phalarope and a Midge, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wilsons-phalarope-midge-mia-mcpherson-5648.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/a-wilsons-phalarope-and-a-midge\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Wilson&#8217;s Phalarope and a Midge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/wilsons-phalarope-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wilson's Phalarope Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Wilson\u2019s Phalarope and a Midge<\/p>\n<p>Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana<\/p>\n<p>Date: 6\/14\/2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-31284\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images red-winged-blackbird-images fusion-col-spacing post-31284\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/red-winged-blackbird-and-a-midge\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Red-winged Blackbird and a Midge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-winged-blackbird-male-mia-mcpherson-2517.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Red-winged Blackbird and a Midge, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-winged-blackbird-male-mia-mcpherson-2517.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-winged-blackbird-male-mia-mcpherson-2517-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-winged-blackbird-male-mia-mcpherson-2517-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-winged-blackbird-male-mia-mcpherson-2517-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-winged-blackbird-male-mia-mcpherson-2517.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/red-winged-blackbird-and-a-midge\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Red-winged Blackbird and a Midge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/red-winged-blackbird-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Red-winged Blackbird Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Red-winged Blackbird and a Midge<\/p>\n<p>Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/14\/2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-24786\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post loggerhead-shrike-images midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-24786\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/a-pair-of-loggerhead-shrikes-in-a-cloud-of-midges\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Pair of Loggerhead Shrikes in a cloud of midges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrikes-midges-mia-mcpherson-7146.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pair of Loggerhead Shrikes in a cloud of midges, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrikes-midges-mia-mcpherson-7146.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrikes-midges-mia-mcpherson-7146-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrikes-midges-mia-mcpherson-7146-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrikes-midges-mia-mcpherson-7146-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrikes-midges-mia-mcpherson-7146.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/a-pair-of-loggerhead-shrikes-in-a-cloud-of-midges\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Pair of Loggerhead Shrikes in a cloud of midges<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/loggerhead-shrike-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Loggerhead Shrike Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Pair of Loggerhead Shrikes in a cloud of midges<\/p>\n<p>Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/20\/2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-18875\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-18875\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/a-swarm-of-midges\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Swarm of Midges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Swarm of Midges, Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27565%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20565%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27565%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/midge-swarm-mia-mcpherson-7188.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/a-swarm-of-midges\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Swarm of Midges<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"excerpt-container strip-html\">\n<p>Title: Swarm of Midges<\/p>\n<p>Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/20\/2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-24708\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post loggerhead-shrike-images midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-24708\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/loggerhead-shrike-surrounded-by-midges\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Loggerhead Shrike surrounded by Midges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrike-midges-mia-mcpherson-7075.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Loggerhead Shrike surrounded by Midges, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrike-midges-mia-mcpherson-7075.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrike-midges-mia-mcpherson-7075-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrike-midges-mia-mcpherson-7075-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrike-midges-mia-mcpherson-7075-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loggerhead-shrike-midges-mia-mcpherson-7075.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/loggerhead-shrike-surrounded-by-midges\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Loggerhead Shrike surrounded by Midges<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/loggerhead-shrike-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Loggerhead Shrike Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Loggerhead Shrike surrounded by Midges<\/p>\n<p>Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/20\/2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-21412\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post coyote-images midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-21412\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/coyote-with-a-midge-in-the-frame\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Coyote with a Midge in the frame\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-midge-mia-mcpherson-1130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Coyote with a Midge in the frame, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-midge-mia-mcpherson-1130.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-midge-mia-mcpherson-1130-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-midge-mia-mcpherson-1130-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-midge-mia-mcpherson-1130-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-midge-mia-mcpherson-1130.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/coyote-with-a-midge-in-the-frame\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Coyote with a Midge in the frame<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/coyote-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coyote Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"excerpt-container strip-html\">\n<p>Title: Coyote with a Midge in the frame<\/p>\n<p>Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/29\/2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42495\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-42495\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/single-midge\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Single midge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-mia-mcpherson-0629.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Single midge, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27563%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20563%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27563%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-mia-mcpherson-0629.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-mia-mcpherson-0629-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-mia-mcpherson-0629-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-mia-mcpherson-0629-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midge-mia-mcpherson-0629.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/single-midge\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Single midge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Single midge<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/28\/2013<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-18873\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-18873\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-on-cattails\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Midges on cattails\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Midges on cattails, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27655%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20655%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27655%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0639.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0639-200x244.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0639-400x489.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0639-600x733.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0639.jpg 655w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-on-cattails\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Midges on cattails<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"excerpt-container strip-html\">\n<p>Title: Midges on cattails<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/28\/2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42490\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-42490\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-on-rushes\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Midges on rushes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0650.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Midges on rushes, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27584%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20584%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27584%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0650.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0650-200x274.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0650-400x548.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-mia-mcpherson-0650.jpg 584w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-on-rushes\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Midges on rushes<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Midges on rushes<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/28\/2013<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-31304\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images yellow-headed-blackbird-images fusion-col-spacing post-31304\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/yellow-headed-blackbird-male-about-to-grab-a-midge-from-the-air\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Yellow-headed Blackbird male about to grab a midge from the air\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yellow-headed-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-4765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yellow-headed Blackbird male about to grab a midge from the air, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yellow-headed-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-4765.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yellow-headed-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-4765-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yellow-headed-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-4765-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yellow-headed-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-4765-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yellow-headed-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-4765.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/yellow-headed-blackbird-male-about-to-grab-a-midge-from-the-air\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Yellow-headed Blackbird male about to grab a midge from the air<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/yellow-headed-blackbird-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Yellow-headed Blackbird Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Yellow-headed Blackbird male about to grab a midge from the air<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/16\/2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42500\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-42500\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midge-nado\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Midge nado\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5636.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Midge nado, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27571%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20571%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27571%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5636.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5636-200x280.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5636-400x560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5636.jpg 571w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midge-nado\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Midge nado<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Midge nado<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/13\/2011<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42497\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post midge-images fusion-col-spacing post-42497\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3075\" aria-label=\"Midges in flight in a marsh\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Midges in flight in a marsh, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27571%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20571%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27571%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5640.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5640-200x280.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5640-400x560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/midges-bear-river-mia-mcpherson-5640.jpg 571w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/midges-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3075\">Midges in flight in a marsh<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/midge-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Midge Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Midges in flight in a marsh<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/13\/2011<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div 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