Alison Wilcox
@into-the-woods.bsky.social
Pinned
An anhinga (Anhinga anhinga). Also known as the snake bird or water turkey, these birds can be a year-round resident of Florida.
This anhinga was sitting in the rain with it's mouth open at the Celery Fields, Florida. It eventually flew off.
#anhinga #florida #celeryfields #scream #birds
This anhinga was sitting in the rain with it's mouth open at the Celery Fields, Florida. It eventually flew off.
#anhinga #florida #celeryfields #scream #birds
A Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) at the Connecticut shore, May.
This pretty shore bird made a stop in Connecticut this May where it hung out in a parking lot puddle with a variety of other shore birds.
#birds! #phalarope
This pretty shore bird made a stop in Connecticut this May where it hung out in a parking lot puddle with a variety of other shore birds.
#birds! #phalarope
September 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) at the Connecticut shore, May.
This pretty shore bird made a stop in Connecticut this May where it hung out in a parking lot puddle with a variety of other shore birds.
#birds! #phalarope
This pretty shore bird made a stop in Connecticut this May where it hung out in a parking lot puddle with a variety of other shore birds.
#birds! #phalarope
A Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) at the Connecticut shore, May.
Wilson's Phalaropes are famous for spinning in circles on water to create a vortex, which brings tiny prey to the surface for them to catch.
#birds #phalarope
Wilson's Phalaropes are famous for spinning in circles on water to create a vortex, which brings tiny prey to the surface for them to catch.
#birds #phalarope
September 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) at the Connecticut shore, May.
Wilson's Phalaropes are famous for spinning in circles on water to create a vortex, which brings tiny prey to the surface for them to catch.
#birds #phalarope
Wilson's Phalaropes are famous for spinning in circles on water to create a vortex, which brings tiny prey to the surface for them to catch.
#birds #phalarope
A Squirrel Monkey looked for insects on a leaf in Costa Rica (February).
🐵 A squirrel monkey's tail is not prehensile, that means they cannot use it to grab onto things.
#monkey
#squirrelmonkey
🐵 A squirrel monkey's tail is not prehensile, that means they cannot use it to grab onto things.
#monkey
#squirrelmonkey
September 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A Squirrel Monkey looked for insects on a leaf in Costa Rica (February).
🐵 A squirrel monkey's tail is not prehensile, that means they cannot use it to grab onto things.
#monkey
#squirrelmonkey
🐵 A squirrel monkey's tail is not prehensile, that means they cannot use it to grab onto things.
#monkey
#squirrelmonkey
A (probably) Tiger Bromeliad Spider (Cupiennius salei) in Costa Rica.
This smart spider was hunting under a light and eating like a king. It was HUGE!
#spiders #creepycute
This smart spider was hunting under a light and eating like a king. It was HUGE!
#spiders #creepycute
September 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A (probably) Tiger Bromeliad Spider (Cupiennius salei) in Costa Rica.
This smart spider was hunting under a light and eating like a king. It was HUGE!
#spiders #creepycute
This smart spider was hunting under a light and eating like a king. It was HUGE!
#spiders #creepycute
A Tiger Bromeliad Spider (Cupiennius salei) found in Costa Rica.
They use the sensitive hairs on their legs to detect prey and are very beneficial for controlling pests.
#tigerspider #wanderingspider #spiders
They use the sensitive hairs on their legs to detect prey and are very beneficial for controlling pests.
#tigerspider #wanderingspider #spiders
September 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A Tiger Bromeliad Spider (Cupiennius salei) found in Costa Rica.
They use the sensitive hairs on their legs to detect prey and are very beneficial for controlling pests.
#tigerspider #wanderingspider #spiders
They use the sensitive hairs on their legs to detect prey and are very beneficial for controlling pests.
#tigerspider #wanderingspider #spiders
Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) eating apple blossoms during spring migration on Monhegan Island, Maine.
The red waxy tips on their wing feathers and yellow tail tip are colored by pigments from the fruits they consume.
#birds
#cedarwaxwing
#maine
#monheganisland
The red waxy tips on their wing feathers and yellow tail tip are colored by pigments from the fruits they consume.
#birds
#cedarwaxwing
#maine
#monheganisland
September 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) eating apple blossoms during spring migration on Monhegan Island, Maine.
The red waxy tips on their wing feathers and yellow tail tip are colored by pigments from the fruits they consume.
#birds
#cedarwaxwing
#maine
#monheganisland
The red waxy tips on their wing feathers and yellow tail tip are colored by pigments from the fruits they consume.
#birds
#cedarwaxwing
#maine
#monheganisland
A hermit crab living its best life in Costa Rica earlier this year. I believe it's Coenobita compressus.
Please do not buy these as pets! They're actually a social animal and can live over 20 years in the wild. Any pets you see are caught in the wild.
#crab #crustacean #notapet
Please do not buy these as pets! They're actually a social animal and can live over 20 years in the wild. Any pets you see are caught in the wild.
#crab #crustacean #notapet
September 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A hermit crab living its best life in Costa Rica earlier this year. I believe it's Coenobita compressus.
Please do not buy these as pets! They're actually a social animal and can live over 20 years in the wild. Any pets you see are caught in the wild.
#crab #crustacean #notapet
Please do not buy these as pets! They're actually a social animal and can live over 20 years in the wild. Any pets you see are caught in the wild.
#crab #crustacean #notapet
An adorably Blunt-headed Tree Snake (Imantodes Cenchoa) in Costa Rica early this year.
This extraordinarily long and ribbon-like tree snake is a mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae
#snake #herps #treesnake
This extraordinarily long and ribbon-like tree snake is a mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae
#snake #herps #treesnake
September 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
An adorably Blunt-headed Tree Snake (Imantodes Cenchoa) in Costa Rica early this year.
This extraordinarily long and ribbon-like tree snake is a mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae
#snake #herps #treesnake
This extraordinarily long and ribbon-like tree snake is a mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae
#snake #herps #treesnake
A common murre (Uria aalge) hanging out with razorbills (Alca torda) on Machias Seal Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
#birds!
#razorbill #murre #dontbesuspicious #maine
#birds!
#razorbill #murre #dontbesuspicious #maine
July 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A common murre (Uria aalge) hanging out with razorbills (Alca torda) on Machias Seal Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
#birds!
#razorbill #murre #dontbesuspicious #maine
#birds!
#razorbill #murre #dontbesuspicious #maine
An American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) with her new chick on the beach in New England. Her mate was nearby keeping an eye on everyone. Both parents incubate the eggs and protect and feed the chicks.
#birds! #oystercatcher #chick #shorebird
#birds! #oystercatcher #chick #shorebird
July 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
An American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) with her new chick on the beach in New England. Her mate was nearby keeping an eye on everyone. Both parents incubate the eggs and protect and feed the chicks.
#birds! #oystercatcher #chick #shorebird
#birds! #oystercatcher #chick #shorebird
A least tern (Sternula antillarum) repeatedly harasses an American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) in Connecticut.
I would assume the tern had a nest nearby.
This continued off-and-on for hours.
#oystercatcher #tern #birds!
I would assume the tern had a nest nearby.
This continued off-and-on for hours.
#oystercatcher #tern #birds!
June 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A least tern (Sternula antillarum) repeatedly harasses an American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) in Connecticut.
I would assume the tern had a nest nearby.
This continued off-and-on for hours.
#oystercatcher #tern #birds!
I would assume the tern had a nest nearby.
This continued off-and-on for hours.
#oystercatcher #tern #birds!
A piping plover (Charadrius melodus) chick on the beach in Connecticut.
Piping plovers are listed as threatened both on the Massachusetts and Federal Endangered Species Lists. There are three federally-recognized populations.
#pipingplover #birds
Piping plovers are listed as threatened both on the Massachusetts and Federal Endangered Species Lists. There are three federally-recognized populations.
#pipingplover #birds
June 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A piping plover (Charadrius melodus) chick on the beach in Connecticut.
Piping plovers are listed as threatened both on the Massachusetts and Federal Endangered Species Lists. There are three federally-recognized populations.
#pipingplover #birds
Piping plovers are listed as threatened both on the Massachusetts and Federal Endangered Species Lists. There are three federally-recognized populations.
#pipingplover #birds
The 7th ever reported anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) in Connecticut! If you live in, or near, CT you've probably already seen this bird or are planning a road trip this weekend.
It wasn't ideal conditions for good photos, but it was really cool to see this bird in New England!
#birds!
It wasn't ideal conditions for good photos, but it was really cool to see this bird in New England!
#birds!
June 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The 7th ever reported anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) in Connecticut! If you live in, or near, CT you've probably already seen this bird or are planning a road trip this weekend.
It wasn't ideal conditions for good photos, but it was really cool to see this bird in New England!
#birds!
It wasn't ideal conditions for good photos, but it was really cool to see this bird in New England!
#birds!
An American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) on beach in Connecticut.
Bird Fact: American Oystercatchers survive almost exclusively on shellfish. So, it's name is actually reasonably fitting.
#oystercatcher #connecticut #bird!
Bird Fact: American Oystercatchers survive almost exclusively on shellfish. So, it's name is actually reasonably fitting.
#oystercatcher #connecticut #bird!
June 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) on beach in Connecticut.
Bird Fact: American Oystercatchers survive almost exclusively on shellfish. So, it's name is actually reasonably fitting.
#oystercatcher #connecticut #bird!
Bird Fact: American Oystercatchers survive almost exclusively on shellfish. So, it's name is actually reasonably fitting.
#oystercatcher #connecticut #bird!
A red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) hunting in Connecticut. The oldest-known Red-shouldered hawk was at least 25 years, 10 months old when was recaptured and rereleased. (AAB)
Humans are the main threat faced by these birds.
#birds #hawk #redshoulderedhawk #raptor
Humans are the main threat faced by these birds.
#birds #hawk #redshoulderedhawk #raptor
June 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) hunting in Connecticut. The oldest-known Red-shouldered hawk was at least 25 years, 10 months old when was recaptured and rereleased. (AAB)
Humans are the main threat faced by these birds.
#birds #hawk #redshoulderedhawk #raptor
Humans are the main threat faced by these birds.
#birds #hawk #redshoulderedhawk #raptor
A female black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) in Connecticut with visible brood spot.
#chickadee #birds! 🪶
#chickadee #birds! 🪶
June 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A female black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) in Connecticut with visible brood spot.
#chickadee #birds! 🪶
#chickadee #birds! 🪶
A hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) with her ducklings on Mother's Day, Connecticut. I wasn't able to properly capture the adorableness of these ducklings diving, but their nap time was cute too!
#ducks #babies #merganser #spring #cute
#ducks #babies #merganser #spring #cute
May 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) with her ducklings on Mother's Day, Connecticut. I wasn't able to properly capture the adorableness of these ducklings diving, but their nap time was cute too!
#ducks #babies #merganser #spring #cute
#ducks #babies #merganser #spring #cute