Brian JK Miller
@brianjkmiller.bsky.social
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.
Made a quick trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania today to look for the vagrant Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) spotted there recently. Favorite photos from the day were the common birds I saw along the way: Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) and House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). #birds
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Made a quick trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania today to look for the vagrant Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) spotted there recently. Favorite photos from the day were the common birds I saw along the way: Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) and House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). #birds
LBHE#8. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) on the hunt in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, June 2022. #birds #birdphotography #littleblueheron
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
LBHE#8. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) on the hunt in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, June 2022. #birds #birdphotography #littleblueheron
NOGA#4. I’m home sick today and looking through some older images. This is a #northerngannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony on Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland. There is so much going on in this shot! I photographed these lovelies in 2022. #birds #birdphotography
October 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
NOGA#4. I’m home sick today and looking through some older images. This is a #northerngannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony on Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland. There is so much going on in this shot! I photographed these lovelies in 2022. #birds #birdphotography
Ran into this lovely Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) on the Pymatuning Lake causeway between Pennsylvania and Ohio early today. #birds
October 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Ran into this lovely Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) on the Pymatuning Lake causeway between Pennsylvania and Ohio early today. #birds
A late Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) skulking around at Fry’s Landing earlier today. Presque Isle State Park, Erie County, Pennsylvania. #birds
October 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A late Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) skulking around at Fry’s Landing earlier today. Presque Isle State Park, Erie County, Pennsylvania. #birds
YRWA#5. A Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) I recently stumbled across at Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶
October 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
YRWA#5. A Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) I recently stumbled across at Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶
I just love Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius). Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds #birdphotography #sapsuckers
October 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I just love Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius). Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds #birdphotography #sapsuckers
AMRO#24. A multi-tasking American Robin (Turdus migratorius) takes flight while gobbling a berry. Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶
October 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
AMRO#24. A multi-tasking American Robin (Turdus migratorius) takes flight while gobbling a berry. Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶
BHVI#4. A migrating Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) making a brief stopover at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶#birdphotography #blueheadedvireo #vireo
October 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
BHVI#4. A migrating Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) making a brief stopover at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶#birdphotography #blueheadedvireo #vireo
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 🪶
September 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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 🪶
YRWA#3. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata). Photographed while kayaking on Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶
September 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
YRWA#3. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata). Photographed while kayaking on Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds 🪶