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Brian JK Miller

@brianjkmiller.bsky.social

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Birding bring me serenity and photographing the birds I see along the way brings me joy. My photos are my effort to share these moments of encounter. My avatar is a Blue-headed Vireo that I photographed in the autumn of 2025.

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 10d

KILL#3. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), Presque Isle State Park, Pennsylvania. #birds

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 13d

A late Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) skulking around at Fry’s Landing earlier today. Presque Isle State Park, Erie County, Pennsylvania. #birds

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 14d

BASW#13. A Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), that I bumped into on Presque Isle this past summer. #birds

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 15d

GBHE#18. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Hartstown Marsh, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 16d

SWSP#5. A Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) joining the dawn chorus along the Conneaut Marsh, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 16d

YRWA#5. A Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) I recently stumbled across at Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 18d

I just love Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius). Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds #birdphotography #sapsuckers

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 18d

AMRO#24. A multi-tasking American Robin (Turdus migratorius) takes flight while gobbling a berry. Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 18d

CEWA#5. A Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) eating a berry in Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 19d

AMGO#23. An American Robin (Turdus migratorius) takes flight. Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 20d

BHVI#4. A migrating Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) making a brief stopover at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶#birdphotography #blueheadedvireo #vireo

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 20d

WTSA#10. White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 23d

COYE#3. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 24d

PESA#3. Another far-flung visitor to northwest Pennsylvania. This Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) in breeding plumage is on her way from the far north of North America to the far south of South America. Birds are just amazing!! #birdphotography #pectoralsandpiper #birdmigration #birds 🪶

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 24d

YRWA#3. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata). Photographed while kayaking on Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 25d

GBHE#21. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) having a nosh on the shores of Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Photographed while kayaking. #birds #greatblueheron #naturelife #birdphotography #naturephotography

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 25d

SOSA#3. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), photographed while kayaking on Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 26d

AMGO#4. American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) making a quick stopover in northwest PA. These amazing creatures annually migrate from their breeding grounds in Alaska/Canada to South America (Argentina/Uruguay/Paraguay). And then back again in the spring! Photographed from my kayak. #birds

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 28d

PRWA#16. Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) carrying food to her young in the Conneaut Marsh, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Photographed in May, 2025. #birds 🪶

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 29d

CAGO#26. A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) peaking through the roadside foliage in the Conneaut Marsh, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 21

AMGP#2. American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica), Walnut Beach Park, Ashtabula, Ohio. #birds #birdphotography

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 21

A migrating Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on the shores of Lake Erie. Lake Erie Bluffs Park, Perry Township, Ohio. #butterfly #butterfly #monarchbutterfly #savethebutterflys

Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 16

SACR#7. Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) taking flight at Miller’s Ponds, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 15

WODU#24. A pair of Wood duck (Aix sponsa) hanging out in the Conneaut Marsh. #birds #woodduck

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Brian JK Miller @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 7

A migrating Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) speaking her truth. Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds #birdphotography #gulls

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