Amy 🦈🐟
@a-m-e-sssssssss.bsky.social
Environmental Biology student | aspiring aquatic ecologist | beginner wildlife photographer and birder
I have a number of photos of birds that have caught my taking their photos, but this one is by far the funniest because of the head tilt.
#birds #birding #ornithology #cardinal #birdsoftexas #photography #nature #naturephotography #backyardbirding #outdoors #protectourplanet
#birds #birding #ornithology #cardinal #birdsoftexas #photography #nature #naturephotography #backyardbirding #outdoors #protectourplanet
January 3, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I have a number of photos of birds that have caught my taking their photos, but this one is by far the funniest because of the head tilt.
#birds #birding #ornithology #cardinal #birdsoftexas #photography #nature #naturephotography #backyardbirding #outdoors #protectourplanet
#birds #birding #ornithology #cardinal #birdsoftexas #photography #nature #naturephotography #backyardbirding #outdoors #protectourplanet
A family of bluejays has decided to establish themselves in my backyard during the last couple of weeks 🪶
#birds #birding #birdsoftexas #bluejay #nature
#ornithology #ecology #biology #backyardbirding
#birds #birding #birdsoftexas #bluejay #nature
#ornithology #ecology #biology #backyardbirding
December 31, 2025 at 5:44 AM
A family of bluejays has decided to establish themselves in my backyard during the last couple of weeks 🪶
#birds #birding #birdsoftexas #bluejay #nature
#ornithology #ecology #biology #backyardbirding
#birds #birding #birdsoftexas #bluejay #nature
#ornithology #ecology #biology #backyardbirding
I've posted on Substack for the first time! If you'd like to read some brief thoughts that I have on state parks, please check it out! There are also some cool animal photos of course.
#substack #stateparks #nature #outdoors #texas #birdsoftexas #naturalworld #ecology #biodiversity
#substack #stateparks #nature #outdoors #texas #birdsoftexas #naturalworld #ecology #biodiversity
Visit your state parks!
Our state parks deserve more love.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I've posted on Substack for the first time! If you'd like to read some brief thoughts that I have on state parks, please check it out! There are also some cool animal photos of course.
#substack #stateparks #nature #outdoors #texas #birdsoftexas #naturalworld #ecology #biodiversity
#substack #stateparks #nature #outdoors #texas #birdsoftexas #naturalworld #ecology #biodiversity
Super happy with how this shot of a common ground dove (Columbina passerina) came out!
🪶 #birds #birding #hillcountry #ornithology #doves #stateparks #birdsoftexas
🪶 #birds #birding #hillcountry #ornithology #doves #stateparks #birdsoftexas
December 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Super happy with how this shot of a common ground dove (Columbina passerina) came out!
🪶 #birds #birding #hillcountry #ornithology #doves #stateparks #birdsoftexas
🪶 #birds #birding #hillcountry #ornithology #doves #stateparks #birdsoftexas
One of the cutest finds from my Field Ecology Lab this past semester: a Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides)!
#herpsoftexas #hillcountry #herpetology #amphibians #frogs #ecology #fieldecology #conservation
#herpsoftexas #hillcountry #herpetology #amphibians #frogs #ecology #fieldecology #conservation
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
One of the cutest finds from my Field Ecology Lab this past semester: a Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides)!
#herpsoftexas #hillcountry #herpetology #amphibians #frogs #ecology #fieldecology #conservation
#herpsoftexas #hillcountry #herpetology #amphibians #frogs #ecology #fieldecology #conservation
The river has finally opened up again post hill country flood so obviously we’re going out in sear of critters! Found my favorite freshwater turtle, the guadalupe spiny softshell!
October 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The river has finally opened up again post hill country flood so obviously we’re going out in sear of critters! Found my favorite freshwater turtle, the guadalupe spiny softshell!
If you hear the trees screaming, it’s probably a blue jay!
#birds #beginnerphotography #birding #nature #bluejays #outdoors #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology
#birds #beginnerphotography #birding #nature #bluejays #outdoors #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology
September 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If you hear the trees screaming, it’s probably a blue jay!
#birds #beginnerphotography #birding #nature #bluejays #outdoors #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology
#birds #beginnerphotography #birding #nature #bluejays #outdoors #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology
Finished up my summer internship, so here are some of the highlights of what I found in the samples during my last week: unknown species of scale worm, unknown amphipod, and a Spionidae!
#benthicecology #marinebiology #ecology #macrofauna
#benthicecology #marinebiology #ecology #macrofauna
August 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Finished up my summer internship, so here are some of the highlights of what I found in the samples during my last week: unknown species of scale worm, unknown amphipod, and a Spionidae!
#benthicecology #marinebiology #ecology #macrofauna
#benthicecology #marinebiology #ecology #macrofauna
A common gallinule for #WaderWednesday !
#birds #birding #nature #marsh #beginnerphotography #wilflifephotography #nikon3200
#birds #birding #nature #marsh #beginnerphotography #wilflifephotography #nikon3200
July 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A common gallinule for #WaderWednesday !
#birds #birding #nature #marsh #beginnerphotography #wilflifephotography #nikon3200
#birds #birding #nature #marsh #beginnerphotography #wilflifephotography #nikon3200
This scissor-tailed flycatcher posed so nicely for me during a recent trip to Lake Corpus Christi State Park!
🪶 #birds #beginnerphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #nature #stateparks #protectourparks
🪶 #birds #beginnerphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #nature #stateparks #protectourparks
July 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This scissor-tailed flycatcher posed so nicely for me during a recent trip to Lake Corpus Christi State Park!
🪶 #birds #beginnerphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #nature #stateparks #protectourparks
🪶 #birds #beginnerphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #nature #stateparks #protectourparks
Reposted by Amy 🦈🐟
I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH.
July 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH.
some of the coolest things i’ve found while working under the microscope are fish scales !
#fish #marinebiology #microscopic #ocean
#fish #marinebiology #microscopic #ocean
July 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
some of the coolest things i’ve found while working under the microscope are fish scales !
#fish #marinebiology #microscopic #ocean
#fish #marinebiology #microscopic #ocean
a polychaete that’s part of the family Terebellidae. found in some recent sediment samples
#polychaete #marinebiology #invertebrate
#polychaete #marinebiology #invertebrate
July 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
a polychaete that’s part of the family Terebellidae. found in some recent sediment samples
#polychaete #marinebiology #invertebrate
#polychaete #marinebiology #invertebrate
Had a really cool time getting some shots of multiple species of herons!
#birding #wildlifephotography
#birding #wildlifephotography
July 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Had a really cool time getting some shots of multiple species of herons!
#birding #wildlifephotography
#birding #wildlifephotography