Michael Miller
@birdsworms.bsky.social
Writer and amateur wildlife photographer from Cincinnati.
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"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
See more pics at:
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"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
I posted my favorite wildlife photos of 2025. Here's to a 2026 full of amazing wildlife.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I posted my favorite wildlife photos of 2025. Here's to a 2026 full of amazing wildlife.
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In Australia, I tried targeting species instead of parks for my wildlife photography trip. It was an exercise in frustration.
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September 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
In Australia, I tried targeting species instead of parks for my wildlife photography trip. It was an exercise in frustration.
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September 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I was thinking about chucking my camera into the river when I finally got a clean look at these farkers on orange jewelweed at Shawnee Lookout.
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September 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I was thinking about chucking my camera into the river when I finally got a clean look at these farkers on orange jewelweed at Shawnee Lookout.
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“It’s difficult to imagine how any lawyers inside the Pentagon could have arrived at a conclusion that this was legal rather than the very definition of murder.”
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Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
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September 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
“It’s difficult to imagine how any lawyers inside the Pentagon could have arrived at a conclusion that this was legal rather than the very definition of murder.”
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A baby fur seal scratches in the shadow of a derelict propeller on South Georgia Island. Wildlife teems here years after the last whaling station closed.
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August 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
A baby fur seal scratches in the shadow of a derelict propeller on South Georgia Island. Wildlife teems here years after the last whaling station closed.
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As much as I love photographing wildlife in the snow, I'm not a fan of the rain. Here are some of my favorite wildlife encounters in extreme weather. birdsworms.blogspot.com/2025/08/all-...
All-Weather Photography
“Come to Costa Rica,” they said. In the wet season? October? That's the wettest month of the year! Meh, I think I can make it work. Weathe...
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August 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
As much as I love photographing wildlife in the snow, I'm not a fan of the rain. Here are some of my favorite wildlife encounters in extreme weather. birdsworms.blogspot.com/2025/08/all-...
The South Orkney Islands were named by explorers with a staggering lack of imagination. Whiteout snowfall made this my favorite day in Antarctica.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The South Orkney Islands were named by explorers with a staggering lack of imagination. Whiteout snowfall made this my favorite day in Antarctica.
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It’s wild that Christopher Reeve was billed third in Superman behind Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman.
July 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It’s wild that Christopher Reeve was billed third in Superman behind Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman.
I’ve been following NatGeo’s Bertie Gregory since we were both on Vancouver Island in 2012 looking for wolves. (He found one.) I never met him, but our wildlife paths have crossed over the years. Most recently we both spent time in South Africa. His new shark doc on Duh-Plus is fantastic.
July 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I’ve been following NatGeo’s Bertie Gregory since we were both on Vancouver Island in 2012 looking for wolves. (He found one.) I never met him, but our wildlife paths have crossed over the years. Most recently we both spent time in South Africa. His new shark doc on Duh-Plus is fantastic.
Evening light shows every crease, wrinkle and clod of caked dirt on this bull. The deep wrinkles trap water, keeping him cooler longer. One of my favs from Kruger this year.
June 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Evening light shows every crease, wrinkle and clod of caked dirt on this bull. The deep wrinkles trap water, keeping him cooler longer. One of my favs from Kruger this year.
Blue is eye-catching in nature but not uncommon. It’s the color of the sky and the ocean on our Blue Planet. Enjoy this study in blue.
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Study in Blue
A blue-gray tanager is a showstopper in the rainforests of Costa Rica. Blue is an unusual color in nature, but not altogether rare. Birds, r...
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May 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Blue is eye-catching in nature but not uncommon. It’s the color of the sky and the ocean on our Blue Planet. Enjoy this study in blue.
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I've been thinking about wild horses this week. They're some of my favorite photo subjects!
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Couldn't Drag Me Away
Wild horses are a favorite photo subject. I used to make an annual pilgrimage to Assateague State Park in Maryland to photograph horses li...
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May 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I've been thinking about wild horses this week. They're some of my favorite photo subjects!
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I was lucky to spend a morning with painted dogs in Kruger for the third-straight trip. I hope my pics help explain why they’re my fav African animal.
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More Painted Dogs!
A painted dog is nearly full grown, but that won't stop her mom from giving her a quick bath. I was lucky to spend the morning with a pack...
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May 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I was lucky to spend a morning with painted dogs in Kruger for the third-straight trip. I hope my pics help explain why they’re my fav African animal.
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Here’s my new gallery on penguins inspired by Bertie Gregory’s series on Disney. He is the best in wildlife filmmaking.
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Flightless but fancy
I've been thinking a lot about penguins since Disney's new three-episode series premiered this month. It's fantastic, as you might expect fr...
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April 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Here’s my new gallery on penguins inspired by Bertie Gregory’s series on Disney. He is the best in wildlife filmmaking.
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I learned something new about subspecies of zebras while putting this photo gallery together. Enjoy these stars of stripes!
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Stars of Stripes
Zebras play-fight in a meadow in Kruger National Park. They are some of my favorite animals, exhibiting a lot of the same behaviors as the...
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April 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I learned something new about subspecies of zebras while putting this photo gallery together. Enjoy these stars of stripes!
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Republican-appointed Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson warns that if Trump can disappear noncitizens, he can disappear citizens. If noncitizens get no due process, you get no due process.
April 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Republican-appointed Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson warns that if Trump can disappear noncitizens, he can disappear citizens. If noncitizens get no due process, you get no due process.
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Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic.
Wake up America.
Wake up America.
April 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic.
Wake up America.
Wake up America.
The silence after a barred owl’s unanswered call is devastating. But tonight there was a response, prompting a delirious reunion before the birds flew off together and for a minute all was right with the world.
April 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The silence after a barred owl’s unanswered call is devastating. But tonight there was a response, prompting a delirious reunion before the birds flew off together and for a minute all was right with the world.
Watching Hulu, I distract myself from 90 seconds of ads, realize the show started again and rewind 1/1000th of a second too far and get to rewatch 90 more seconds of ads.
April 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Watching Hulu, I distract myself from 90 seconds of ads, realize the show started again and rewind 1/1000th of a second too far and get to rewatch 90 more seconds of ads.
The thunderous score of Inception lost the Oscar to a forgettable tinkling piano and I’m still salty about it.
April 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The thunderous score of Inception lost the Oscar to a forgettable tinkling piano and I’m still salty about it.
A Black U.S. Senator breaking the 68-year-old record for filibustering set by a racist segregationist who was arguing against African American voting rights is some well-deserved karmic justice.
April 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A Black U.S. Senator breaking the 68-year-old record for filibustering set by a racist segregationist who was arguing against African American voting rights is some well-deserved karmic justice.
Watching U.S. Sen. Cory Booker talk passionately for hours in support of protecting Americans’ health care and Social Security is a very fine thing. 🇺🇸
Cory Booker live on the Senate floor: "These are not normal times in America and they should not be treated as such." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
Inside Cory Booker’s Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor
A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m....
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April 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Watching U.S. Sen. Cory Booker talk passionately for hours in support of protecting Americans’ health care and Social Security is a very fine thing. 🇺🇸
Chekhov’s smoothie.
March 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Chekhov’s smoothie.
A snapping turtle does its best Galapagos tortoise impression. I accidentally brought the right lens today.
March 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A snapping turtle does its best Galapagos tortoise impression. I accidentally brought the right lens today.