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@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 in migration that I photographed.

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 9h

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

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 1d

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

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 1d

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

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 3d

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

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 3d

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

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 3d

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

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 5d

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

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 5d

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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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 6d

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

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 9d

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

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 9d

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 🪶

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 10d

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

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 10d

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

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 11d

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

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 12d

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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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 13d

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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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 14d

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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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 17d

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

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 18d

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

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 22d

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

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 24d

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

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @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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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 7

AMGO#11. A male American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) hanging out down on the Conneaut Marsh, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds #birdphotography #goldfinch #americangoldfinch

brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 7

MOBU#13. A Monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar feeding on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) preparing to form her chrysalis. Our pollinator garden. Meadville, Pennsylvania. #butterflies #monarch #monarchbutterfly

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brianjkmiller.bsky.social @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 6

I have a dry bag that I use to carry the equipment in the storage area of the kayak. Once I am in the spot I want to be, I have a shoulder strap and a rain cover. Most importantly, I only take out the camera on good weather days AND have insurance on my equipment. It’s a great angle to shoot from.