{"id":57311,"date":"2019-04-18T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=57311"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:25:45","slug":"went-wandering-to-fish-spring-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/04\/18\/went-wandering-to-fish-spring-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Went Wandering To Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FishFish Springs NWR under a clear sky<\/span><\/p>\n

I went wandering to Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a> yesterday and it was delightful because of the clear skies, the cool weather and the grand views of the mountains.<\/p>\n

There will be more scenic views to come of the desert oasis in the West Desert of Utah to come but my connection to the outside world is dependent on my cell signal which has been as skittish as the birds at the refuge.<\/p>\n

Look at how clear the water is too!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Fish Spring National Wildlife Refuge photos plus facts and information about this refuge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I went wandering to Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge yesterday and it was delightful because of the clear skies, the cool weather and the grand views of the mountains. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[726,548,26,1314],"tags":[4829,4098,4094,4069,4087,6917,3996,4095],"class_list":["post-57311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fish-springs-nwr","category-juab-county","category-utah","category-west-desert-utah","tag-clear-sky","tag-desert","tag-marsh","tag-mountains","tag-oasis","tag-vegetation","tag-water","tag-wetlands"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fish-springs-clear-sky-mia-mcpherson-9904.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-eUn","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56523,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/03\/10\/adult-bald-eagle-at-fish-springs-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":57311,"position":0},"title":"Adult Bald Eagle at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"March 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"One of my trips out to Fish Springs NWR happened during this time of the year and while I was there so was a gorgeous adult Bald Eagle that perched in the trees near the picnic area not too far from the refuge headquarters.","rel":"","context":"In "Bald Eagles"","block_context":{"text":"Bald Eagles","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/diurnal-raptors\/bald-eagle\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bald Eagle at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bald-eagle-fish-springs-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9636.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bald-eagle-fish-springs-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9636.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bald-eagle-fish-springs-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9636.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bald-eagle-fish-springs-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9636.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":60145,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/09\/12\/american-white-pelican-at-fish-springs-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":57311,"position":1},"title":"American White Pelican At Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"September 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The lighting I had wasn't the best but for some reason I really like this photo of the American White Pelican on the wing over the refuge because of the contrasts between the whites and blues in the frame.","rel":"","context":"In "American White Pelicans"","block_context":{"text":"American White Pelicans","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/pelicans\/white-pelicans\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"American White Pelican - 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