{"id":39841,"date":"2016-05-31T04:52:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T10:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=39841"},"modified":"2026-04-16T05:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:23:59","slug":"nature-is-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/05\/31\/nature-is-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Is Calling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-174932 size-full\" title=\"Red Rock Lakes NWR and an expansive sky, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-wild-things-sky-mia-mcpherson-7464.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-wild-things-sky-mia-mcpherson-7464.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock Lakes NWR and an expansive sky, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana\" width=\"900\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27509%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20509%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27509%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-wild-things-sky-mia-mcpherson-7464-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-wild-things-sky-mia-mcpherson-7464-400x226.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-wild-things-sky-mia-mcpherson-7464-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-wild-things-sky-mia-mcpherson-7464-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-wild-things-sky-mia-mcpherson-7464.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Red Rock Lakes NWR and an expansive sky &#8211; Nikon D200, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 320, +1.3 EV, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 18mm, natural light<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And I am answering her call.<\/p>\n<p>It has been too long since I woke up hearing the sounds of Sandhill Cranes trumpeting instead of the sounds of the city. It has been too long since I stared up at the stars overhead without the city lights getting in the way.<\/p>\n<p>I spent yesterday morning out photographing more Short-eared and Burrowing Owls but decided this morning to give my viewers a break from owls and share a bit of the scenery that refreshes me.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not all that sure where I will sleep tonight but it won&#8217;t be in the city. I need a healthy dose of wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be wandering like a gypsy for a bit and I don&#8217;t know if I will be able to post from the road but I am happy to be off on another new amazing adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Life is good, right?<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Red Rock Lakes NWR photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nature is calling and I am answering her call. 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