Jamie A Sylvan
@jamieoftheforest.bsky.social
Traveler, wildlife photographer, snake wrangler, bird watcher, museum and field worker, always in search of new experiences.
IG: @anneoftheforest
🧭🏳️🌈🐍🏕️🐦📸🐾
IG: @anneoftheforest
🧭🏳️🌈🐍🏕️🐦📸🐾
Sibling Rivalry
#MammalMonday
#PrairieDogs
#BadlandsNP
#NationalPark
#Wildlife
#Nature
#WildlifePhotography
#NaturePhotography
#SouthDakota
#Badlands
#MammalMonday
#PrairieDogs
#BadlandsNP
#NationalPark
#Wildlife
#Nature
#WildlifePhotography
#NaturePhotography
#SouthDakota
#Badlands
January 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
See a duck, post a duck.
Common eider hen with her last remaining duckling. Taken in Maine last July.
#birds #commoneider #ducks
Common eider hen with her last remaining duckling. Taken in Maine last July.
#birds #commoneider #ducks
January 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
See a duck, post a duck.
Common eider hen with her last remaining duckling. Taken in Maine last July.
#birds #commoneider #ducks
Common eider hen with her last remaining duckling. Taken in Maine last July.
#birds #commoneider #ducks
I happen to be a birder who goes birding. Sometimes birdwatching goes both ways. 👀
January 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I happen to be a birder who goes birding. Sometimes birdwatching goes both ways. 👀
If you see this, post something orange!
This is one of the most colorful eastern box turtles I've come across. Found crossing a road in Lancaster County, PA.
#herps #boxturtle #turtles
This is one of the most colorful eastern box turtles I've come across. Found crossing a road in Lancaster County, PA.
#herps #boxturtle #turtles
January 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
If you see this, post something orange!
This is one of the most colorful eastern box turtles I've come across. Found crossing a road in Lancaster County, PA.
#herps #boxturtle #turtles
This is one of the most colorful eastern box turtles I've come across. Found crossing a road in Lancaster County, PA.
#herps #boxturtle #turtles
Are there rounder borbs? Sure. But I doubt you'll find a borb with the confidence of this spotted towhee. He is ready to defend his place among the Most Rotund.
January 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Are there rounder borbs? Sure. But I doubt you'll find a borb with the confidence of this spotted towhee. He is ready to defend his place among the Most Rotund.
A different angle of the bullfrog from my very first Bluesky post.
#addHerper
#AmericanBullfrog
#Frogs
#Herps
#AcadiaNP
#MaineWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
#Herping
#Bullfrog
#Frogspotting
#Nature
#addHerper
#AmericanBullfrog
#Frogs
#Herps
#AcadiaNP
#MaineWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
#Herping
#Bullfrog
#Frogspotting
#Nature
January 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
A different angle of the bullfrog from my very first Bluesky post.
#addHerper
#AmericanBullfrog
#Frogs
#Herps
#AcadiaNP
#MaineWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
#Herping
#Bullfrog
#Frogspotting
#Nature
#addHerper
#AmericanBullfrog
#Frogs
#Herps
#AcadiaNP
#MaineWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
#Herping
#Bullfrog
#Frogspotting
#Nature
Here! ✋🐍
I post a lot of birds too, but snakes are my absolute favorite thing to find, and I love all herps. Would love to see more wild herp photography on Bluesky.
I post a lot of birds too, but snakes are my absolute favorite thing to find, and I love all herps. Would love to see more wild herp photography on Bluesky.
January 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Here! ✋🐍
I post a lot of birds too, but snakes are my absolute favorite thing to find, and I love all herps. Would love to see more wild herp photography on Bluesky.
I post a lot of birds too, but snakes are my absolute favorite thing to find, and I love all herps. Would love to see more wild herp photography on Bluesky.
My main complaint about Bluesky so far is there is not nearly enough snake content.
#snakelove
#wildlife
#snakes
#plainsgartersnake
#badlandsNP
#snake
#nature
#gartersnake
#wildlifephotography
#southdakota
#canon
#naturephotography
#snakelove
#wildlife
#snakes
#plainsgartersnake
#badlandsNP
#snake
#nature
#gartersnake
#wildlifephotography
#southdakota
#canon
#naturephotography
January 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
My main complaint about Bluesky so far is there is not nearly enough snake content.
#snakelove
#wildlife
#snakes
#plainsgartersnake
#badlandsNP
#snake
#nature
#gartersnake
#wildlifephotography
#southdakota
#canon
#naturephotography
#snakelove
#wildlife
#snakes
#plainsgartersnake
#badlandsNP
#snake
#nature
#gartersnake
#wildlifephotography
#southdakota
#canon
#naturephotography
Most of the tricolored herons I came across were flighty or in terrible lighting, so it was cool to watch this one catching fish and to get this close up action shot.
#bird
#tricoloredheron
#wildlife
#nature
#birds
#heron
#florida
#foodchain
#birdphotography
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
#bird
#tricoloredheron
#wildlife
#nature
#birds
#heron
#florida
#foodchain
#birdphotography
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
January 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Most of the tricolored herons I came across were flighty or in terrible lighting, so it was cool to watch this one catching fish and to get this close up action shot.
#bird
#tricoloredheron
#wildlife
#nature
#birds
#heron
#florida
#foodchain
#birdphotography
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
#bird
#tricoloredheron
#wildlife
#nature
#birds
#heron
#florida
#foodchain
#birdphotography
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
Same Vibes
Two South Florida wildlife staples; a double-crested cormorant and a southern black racer, both giving me looks of disapproval.
#cormorant
#floridafauna
#racer
#birds
#snakes
#wildlife
#funnywildlife
#nature
#funnynature
Two South Florida wildlife staples; a double-crested cormorant and a southern black racer, both giving me looks of disapproval.
#cormorant
#floridafauna
#racer
#birds
#snakes
#wildlife
#funnywildlife
#nature
#funnynature
January 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Same Vibes
Two South Florida wildlife staples; a double-crested cormorant and a southern black racer, both giving me looks of disapproval.
#cormorant
#floridafauna
#racer
#birds
#snakes
#wildlife
#funnywildlife
#nature
#funnynature
Two South Florida wildlife staples; a double-crested cormorant and a southern black racer, both giving me looks of disapproval.
#cormorant
#floridafauna
#racer
#birds
#snakes
#wildlife
#funnywildlife
#nature
#funnynature
A double-crested cormorant from earlier this month in Everglades National Park.
January 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A double-crested cormorant from earlier this month in Everglades National Park.
Another trip to Florida complete.
A highlight was getting to see so many sandhill cranes; they've always been a favorite of mine, and not something I see often in PA.
#sandhillcrane
#goldenhour
#florida
#floridafauna
#floridawildlife
#wildlifephotography
#birds
#nature
#canon
#birdphotography
A highlight was getting to see so many sandhill cranes; they've always been a favorite of mine, and not something I see often in PA.
#sandhillcrane
#goldenhour
#florida
#floridafauna
#floridawildlife
#wildlifephotography
#birds
#nature
#canon
#birdphotography
January 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Another trip to Florida complete.
A highlight was getting to see so many sandhill cranes; they've always been a favorite of mine, and not something I see often in PA.
#sandhillcrane
#goldenhour
#florida
#floridafauna
#floridawildlife
#wildlifephotography
#birds
#nature
#canon
#birdphotography
A highlight was getting to see so many sandhill cranes; they've always been a favorite of mine, and not something I see often in PA.
#sandhillcrane
#goldenhour
#florida
#floridafauna
#floridawildlife
#wildlifephotography
#birds
#nature
#canon
#birdphotography
Merry Crustmas to all. 🦀
#Crustmas
#GhostCrab
#AtlanticGhostCrab
#Wildlife
#Nature
#BeachLife
#CrustaceanNation
#Crab
#CanonWildlife
#CanonR7
#Crustmas
#GhostCrab
#AtlanticGhostCrab
#Wildlife
#Nature
#BeachLife
#CrustaceanNation
#Crab
#CanonWildlife
#CanonR7
December 25, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Black Oystercatcher
This is a bird I was really looking forward to seeing when I went to Washington. I finally found a small group of them on my last full day there.
#birds #wildlifephotography
#oystercatcher #shorebirds
#naturephotography #pnw
#wildlife #birdwatching
#birdphotography #lifer
This is a bird I was really looking forward to seeing when I went to Washington. I finally found a small group of them on my last full day there.
#birds #wildlifephotography
#oystercatcher #shorebirds
#naturephotography #pnw
#wildlife #birdwatching
#birdphotography #lifer
December 22, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Black Oystercatcher
This is a bird I was really looking forward to seeing when I went to Washington. I finally found a small group of them on my last full day there.
#birds #wildlifephotography
#oystercatcher #shorebirds
#naturephotography #pnw
#wildlife #birdwatching
#birdphotography #lifer
This is a bird I was really looking forward to seeing when I went to Washington. I finally found a small group of them on my last full day there.
#birds #wildlifephotography
#oystercatcher #shorebirds
#naturephotography #pnw
#wildlife #birdwatching
#birdphotography #lifer
Heading back to Florida soon! Here's a dusky pygmy rattlesnake from a trip to the Everglades earlier this year.
#herps #wildlifephotography
#floridawildlife #rattlesnake
#snakes #pygmyrattlesnake
#naturephotography #canon
#everglades #evergladesNP
#reptiles #wildlife #nature
#herps #wildlifephotography
#floridawildlife #rattlesnake
#snakes #pygmyrattlesnake
#naturephotography #canon
#everglades #evergladesNP
#reptiles #wildlife #nature
December 19, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Heading back to Florida soon! Here's a dusky pygmy rattlesnake from a trip to the Everglades earlier this year.
#herps #wildlifephotography
#floridawildlife #rattlesnake
#snakes #pygmyrattlesnake
#naturephotography #canon
#everglades #evergladesNP
#reptiles #wildlife #nature
#herps #wildlifephotography
#floridawildlife #rattlesnake
#snakes #pygmyrattlesnake
#naturephotography #canon
#everglades #evergladesNP
#reptiles #wildlife #nature
From last weekend in Sandy Hook, NJ: This peregrine falcon posed perfectly with the lighthouse in the background as the light was fading.
#birdphotography #falcon
#peregrinefalcon #birds
#sandyhook #gatewayNRA
#WildlifeWednesday #NJ
#lighthouse #beach #nature
#wildlifephotography #dusk
#birdphotography #falcon
#peregrinefalcon #birds
#sandyhook #gatewayNRA
#WildlifeWednesday #NJ
#lighthouse #beach #nature
#wildlifephotography #dusk
December 18, 2024 at 9:23 PM
From last weekend in Sandy Hook, NJ: This peregrine falcon posed perfectly with the lighthouse in the background as the light was fading.
#birdphotography #falcon
#peregrinefalcon #birds
#sandyhook #gatewayNRA
#WildlifeWednesday #NJ
#lighthouse #beach #nature
#wildlifephotography #dusk
#birdphotography #falcon
#peregrinefalcon #birds
#sandyhook #gatewayNRA
#WildlifeWednesday #NJ
#lighthouse #beach #nature
#wildlifephotography #dusk
A southern leopard frog for #FrogFriday 🐸
#frog #amphibian #leopardfrog #wildlife #nature #frogs #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #photography
#frog #amphibian #leopardfrog #wildlife #nature #frogs #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #photography
December 14, 2024 at 12:26 AM
A southern leopard frog for #FrogFriday 🐸
#frog #amphibian #leopardfrog #wildlife #nature #frogs #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #photography
#frog #amphibian #leopardfrog #wildlife #nature #frogs #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #photography
One of my favorite old photos is this one, of a southern ringneck snake. These #snakes show off their bright undersides when threatened, and this one made two perfect loops with its body and tail while being photographed.
#WildlifeWednesday
#herps
#wildlife
#nature
#iNaturalist
#FloridaWildlife
#WildlifeWednesday
#herps
#wildlife
#nature
#iNaturalist
#FloridaWildlife
December 11, 2024 at 4:01 PM
One of my favorite old photos is this one, of a southern ringneck snake. These #snakes show off their bright undersides when threatened, and this one made two perfect loops with its body and tail while being photographed.
#WildlifeWednesday
#herps
#wildlife
#nature
#iNaturalist
#FloridaWildlife
#WildlifeWednesday
#herps
#wildlife
#nature
#iNaturalist
#FloridaWildlife
One of my favorite parks in #Missouri has a footbridge that put me face-to-face with many #birds, including this #CeruleanWarbler.
#birdsky
#warbler
#wildlife
#nature
#MOwildlife
#birdphotography
#birdwatching
#WarblerWednesday
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
#CanonR7
#BusiekSF
#birdsky
#warbler
#wildlife
#nature
#MOwildlife
#birdphotography
#birdwatching
#WarblerWednesday
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
#CanonR7
#BusiekSF
December 11, 2024 at 2:22 PM
One of my favorite parks in #Missouri has a footbridge that put me face-to-face with many #birds, including this #CeruleanWarbler.
#birdsky
#warbler
#wildlife
#nature
#MOwildlife
#birdphotography
#birdwatching
#WarblerWednesday
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
#CanonR7
#BusiekSF
#birdsky
#warbler
#wildlife
#nature
#MOwildlife
#birdphotography
#birdwatching
#WarblerWednesday
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
#CanonR7
#BusiekSF
A great plains toad, photographed in Badlands NP back in summer 2023.
#ToadTuesday
#GreatPlainsToad
#Toads
#Amphibians
#Herps
#TuesdayToadDay
#Badlands
#BadlandsNP
#Wildlife
#Nature
#NationalParkWildlife
#SouthDakota
#Canon
#ToadTuesday
#GreatPlainsToad
#Toads
#Amphibians
#Herps
#TuesdayToadDay
#Badlands
#BadlandsNP
#Wildlife
#Nature
#NationalParkWildlife
#SouthDakota
#Canon
December 10, 2024 at 5:48 PM
A great plains toad, photographed in Badlands NP back in summer 2023.
#ToadTuesday
#GreatPlainsToad
#Toads
#Amphibians
#Herps
#TuesdayToadDay
#Badlands
#BadlandsNP
#Wildlife
#Nature
#NationalParkWildlife
#SouthDakota
#Canon
#ToadTuesday
#GreatPlainsToad
#Toads
#Amphibians
#Herps
#TuesdayToadDay
#Badlands
#BadlandsNP
#Wildlife
#Nature
#NationalParkWildlife
#SouthDakota
#Canon
Freeloader fly on an Atlantic ghost crab.
#Milichiidae
#Desmometopa
#Crustmas
#GhostCrab
#FreeloaderFly
#AtlanticGhostCrab
#Wildlife
#Nature
#Entomology
#CrustaceanNation
#Crab
#Fly
#Insect
#CanonWildlife
#Milichiidae
#Desmometopa
#Crustmas
#GhostCrab
#FreeloaderFly
#AtlanticGhostCrab
#Wildlife
#Nature
#Entomology
#CrustaceanNation
#Crab
#Fly
#Insect
#CanonWildlife
December 10, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Freeloader fly on an Atlantic ghost crab.
#Milichiidae
#Desmometopa
#Crustmas
#GhostCrab
#FreeloaderFly
#AtlanticGhostCrab
#Wildlife
#Nature
#Entomology
#CrustaceanNation
#Crab
#Fly
#Insect
#CanonWildlife
#Milichiidae
#Desmometopa
#Crustmas
#GhostCrab
#FreeloaderFly
#AtlanticGhostCrab
#Wildlife
#Nature
#Entomology
#CrustaceanNation
#Crab
#Fly
#Insect
#CanonWildlife
There's a #snake #hibernaculum a few minutes away from my job that I like to visit in early #spring. On a good emergence day, I can take a seat with my camera and get plenty of opportunities to capture photos like this one, of a #gartersnake poking its head out of some leaves.
#wildlife #nature
#wildlife #nature
December 9, 2024 at 3:08 PM
There's a #snake #hibernaculum a few minutes away from my job that I like to visit in early #spring. On a good emergence day, I can take a seat with my camera and get plenty of opportunities to capture photos like this one, of a #gartersnake poking its head out of some leaves.
#wildlife #nature
#wildlife #nature
A highlight of my year was seeing my first #puffins in Maine.
#AtlanticPuffin
#birds
#birdphotography
#SuperSeabirdSunday
#photography
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#nature
#seabirds
#MaineWildlife
#coastalMaine
#birdwatching
#AtlanticPuffin
#birds
#birdphotography
#SuperSeabirdSunday
#photography
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#nature
#seabirds
#MaineWildlife
#coastalMaine
#birdwatching
December 8, 2024 at 1:33 PM
A highlight of my year was seeing my first #puffins in Maine.
#AtlanticPuffin
#birds
#birdphotography
#SuperSeabirdSunday
#photography
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#nature
#seabirds
#MaineWildlife
#coastalMaine
#birdwatching
#AtlanticPuffin
#birds
#birdphotography
#SuperSeabirdSunday
#photography
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#nature
#seabirds
#MaineWildlife
#coastalMaine
#birdwatching
Spotted this #boxturtle on a drive through eastern #Colorado two summers ago. She gave me a big #yawn as soon as I knelt down to take her picture.
#plainsboxturtle #ornateboxturtle #wildlife #coloradowildlife #turtle #nature #naturephotography #conservation #turtlecrossing
#plainsboxturtle #ornateboxturtle #wildlife #coloradowildlife #turtle #nature #naturephotography #conservation #turtlecrossing
December 6, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Spotted this #boxturtle on a drive through eastern #Colorado two summers ago. She gave me a big #yawn as soon as I knelt down to take her picture.
#plainsboxturtle #ornateboxturtle #wildlife #coloradowildlife #turtle #nature #naturephotography #conservation #turtlecrossing
#plainsboxturtle #ornateboxturtle #wildlife #coloradowildlife #turtle #nature #naturephotography #conservation #turtlecrossing
#Crustmas Season is upon us.
I photographed this little #AtlanticSandFiddlerCrab during a quick trip down to #ChincoteagueNWR in May.
#crab #wildlifephotography
#naturephotography #canon
#bigmeatyclaw #beach #canonwildlife
#VAwildlife #fiddlercrab #assateague
#chincoteague #tinycrab #beachlife
I photographed this little #AtlanticSandFiddlerCrab during a quick trip down to #ChincoteagueNWR in May.
#crab #wildlifephotography
#naturephotography #canon
#bigmeatyclaw #beach #canonwildlife
#VAwildlife #fiddlercrab #assateague
#chincoteague #tinycrab #beachlife
December 6, 2024 at 4:01 PM
#Crustmas Season is upon us.
I photographed this little #AtlanticSandFiddlerCrab during a quick trip down to #ChincoteagueNWR in May.
#crab #wildlifephotography
#naturephotography #canon
#bigmeatyclaw #beach #canonwildlife
#VAwildlife #fiddlercrab #assateague
#chincoteague #tinycrab #beachlife
I photographed this little #AtlanticSandFiddlerCrab during a quick trip down to #ChincoteagueNWR in May.
#crab #wildlifephotography
#naturephotography #canon
#bigmeatyclaw #beach #canonwildlife
#VAwildlife #fiddlercrab #assateague
#chincoteague #tinycrab #beachlife