Author Alice Henderson
@authorhenderson.bsky.social
Author of the Alex Carter wildlife biologist thriller series that starts with A Solitude of Wolverines, as well as the climate fiction trilogy The Skyfire Saga, which starts with the novel Shattered Roads.
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Not only are the leaves of the aptly named silverberry shrub silver, but so are the berries! They provide an important winter food source for a variety of wildlife, including sharp-tailed grouse, songbirds, and moose.
#silverberry #wildberries
#silverberry #wildberries
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Not only are the leaves of the aptly named silverberry shrub silver, but so are the berries! They provide an important winter food source for a variety of wildlife, including sharp-tailed grouse, songbirds, and moose.
#silverberry #wildberries
#silverberry #wildberries
One easy way to identify a Douglas fir tree is if it looks like mice are hiding under the cone scales, with their little tails sticking out. 😀
#douglasfir #pinecone
#douglasfir #pinecone
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
One easy way to identify a Douglas fir tree is if it looks like mice are hiding under the cone scales, with their little tails sticking out. 😀
#douglasfir #pinecone
#douglasfir #pinecone
Another amazing little lichen garden taken with my macro camera. I am so enchanted! These are mainly species from the Cladonia genus.
#cladonia #lichen #macrophotography
#cladonia #lichen #macrophotography
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Another amazing little lichen garden taken with my macro camera. I am so enchanted! These are mainly species from the Cladonia genus.
#cladonia #lichen #macrophotography
#cladonia #lichen #macrophotography
I filmed this banana slug eating a mushroom in the rain with my macro camera. Love these close up images!
#bananaslug #macrophotography
#bananaslug #macrophotography
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I filmed this banana slug eating a mushroom in the rain with my macro camera. Love these close up images!
#bananaslug #macrophotography
#bananaslug #macrophotography
A lichen and moss community, taken with my macro camera! I love the detail of these close up shots.
#lichen #moss #macrophotography
#lichen #moss #macrophotography
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A lichen and moss community, taken with my macro camera! I love the detail of these close up shots.
#lichen #moss #macrophotography
#lichen #moss #macrophotography
Stunning afternoon light!
November 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Stunning afternoon light!
This is fairy puke, which I was delighted to spot while out hiking. That’s the common name for Icmadophila ericetorum lichen, aka “peppermint drop lichen” or “candy lichen.” But to most, especially those in British Columbia, it is known as “fairy puke.”
#fairypukelichen #candylichen
#fairypukelichen #candylichen
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is fairy puke, which I was delighted to spot while out hiking. That’s the common name for Icmadophila ericetorum lichen, aka “peppermint drop lichen” or “candy lichen.” But to most, especially those in British Columbia, it is known as “fairy puke.”
#fairypukelichen #candylichen
#fairypukelichen #candylichen
A fall-fruiting berry, Empetrum nigrum, aka the black crowberry, is an important food source for birds, bears, and other creatures.
#Empetrumnigrum #crowberry
#Empetrumnigrum #crowberry
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A fall-fruiting berry, Empetrum nigrum, aka the black crowberry, is an important food source for birds, bears, and other creatures.
#Empetrumnigrum #crowberry
#Empetrumnigrum #crowberry
October 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This gray jay was hopping about in the fresh snow. As winter approaches, this jay uses its sticky spit to glue food to tree branches above the eventual snow line. Fossils of this species have been recovered dating 18,000 years old.
#greyjay #perisoreuscanadensis #wildbirds
#greyjay #perisoreuscanadensis #wildbirds
October 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This gray jay was hopping about in the fresh snow. As winter approaches, this jay uses its sticky spit to glue food to tree branches above the eventual snow line. Fossils of this species have been recovered dating 18,000 years old.
#greyjay #perisoreuscanadensis #wildbirds
#greyjay #perisoreuscanadensis #wildbirds
October 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The red of the aurora lined up with the arc of the Milky Way, which was so awesome to see!
#northernlights #auroraborealis
#northernlights #auroraborealis
October 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The red of the aurora lined up with the arc of the Milky Way, which was so awesome to see!
#northernlights #auroraborealis
#northernlights #auroraborealis
Anyone who read A Ghost of Caribou will be familiar with this little plant I came across while hiking — lycopodium. Its spores can erupt in flames when ignited, as Alex Carter knows all too well. It’s used for flame and explosion special FX in movies!
#lycopodium #aghostofcaribou #alexcarterseries
#lycopodium #aghostofcaribou #alexcarterseries
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Anyone who read A Ghost of Caribou will be familiar with this little plant I came across while hiking — lycopodium. Its spores can erupt in flames when ignited, as Alex Carter knows all too well. It’s used for flame and explosion special FX in movies!
#lycopodium #aghostofcaribou #alexcarterseries
#lycopodium #aghostofcaribou #alexcarterseries
October 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Captured this image of the northern lights. I love the dreamy quality when they are reflected in water.
#northernlights #auroraborealis
#northernlights #auroraborealis
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Captured this image of the northern lights. I love the dreamy quality when they are reflected in water.
#northernlights #auroraborealis
#northernlights #auroraborealis
October 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Photographed comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon last night with its wonderful green tail! If you haven't seen it, this link has charts to find it: earthsky.org/space/comet-...
#cometlemmon #comet
#cometlemmon #comet
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Photographed comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon last night with its wonderful green tail! If you haven't seen it, this link has charts to find it: earthsky.org/space/comet-...
#cometlemmon #comet
#cometlemmon #comet
My amazing little macro camera really shows off the details in this dragonfly's wing!
#dragonfly #dragonflywing #macrophotography
#dragonfly #dragonflywing #macrophotography
October 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My amazing little macro camera really shows off the details in this dragonfly's wing!
#dragonfly #dragonflywing #macrophotography
#dragonfly #dragonflywing #macrophotography
October 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
October 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Stunning fall colors, dramatic geology, and fresh snow!
October 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Stunning fall colors, dramatic geology, and fresh snow!
October 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Lovely sunny fall day!
October 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Lovely sunny fall day!
October 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM