Tamra Wight
@tamrawight.bsky.social
MG Author ~ Middle School Ed Tech ~
I love to be outside observing/photographing nature- then writing about it. Cooper & Packrat @islandportbooks
~ rep'd by Katie Erickson @JDLitAgency
tamrawight.com
I love to be outside observing/photographing nature- then writing about it. Cooper & Packrat @islandportbooks
~ rep'd by Katie Erickson @JDLitAgency
tamrawight.com
I've been going through my wildlife photos from 2025, and had totally forgotten about this snowy day #fox encounter from last February.
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I've been going through my wildlife photos from 2025, and had totally forgotten about this snowy day #fox encounter from last February.
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
August 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Below you'll find a link to read the full version of my latest Words and Wildlife Newsletter. In it, I talk about losing and finding my muse during the last five, incredibly stressful months. And of course, there's lots of wildlife photos. To subscribe, go to my website, the link is in my bio.
August 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Below you'll find a link to read the full version of my latest Words and Wildlife Newsletter. In it, I talk about losing and finding my muse during the last five, incredibly stressful months. And of course, there's lots of wildlife photos. To subscribe, go to my website, the link is in my bio.
I haven't posted in quite awhile. Life threw three health related curveballs at my family within one months time. I want to be creative. I need to be creative. But when I try, no words will come. So, instead, I'm falling into nature and collecting pics of interesting things I see.
July 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I haven't posted in quite awhile. Life threw three health related curveballs at my family within one months time. I want to be creative. I need to be creative. But when I try, no words will come. So, instead, I'm falling into nature and collecting pics of interesting things I see.
My cardinals are still courting ❤️
I caught these pics over morning coffee just as the sun was peeking over the pine trees. Such a cute way to start my day.
#cardinals
#BackyardWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
I caught these pics over morning coffee just as the sun was peeking over the pine trees. Such a cute way to start my day.
#cardinals
#BackyardWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
May 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
My cardinals are still courting ❤️
I caught these pics over morning coffee just as the sun was peeking over the pine trees. Such a cute way to start my day.
#cardinals
#BackyardWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
I caught these pics over morning coffee just as the sun was peeking over the pine trees. Such a cute way to start my day.
#cardinals
#BackyardWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
Our cardinals are courting! I can't wait until they bring their little ones to the backyard after fledging.
#cardinals #BackyardWildlife #NaturePhotography
#cardinals #BackyardWildlife #NaturePhotography
May 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Our cardinals are courting! I can't wait until they bring their little ones to the backyard after fledging.
#cardinals #BackyardWildlife #NaturePhotography
#cardinals #BackyardWildlife #NaturePhotography
It's been awhile since I posted . . . life has taken a turn. But you know what makes everything better?
Hummingbirds. Our #hummingbirds are back and pairing up.
#backyardwildlife #NaturePhotography
Hummingbirds. Our #hummingbirds are back and pairing up.
#backyardwildlife #NaturePhotography
May 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It's been awhile since I posted . . . life has taken a turn. But you know what makes everything better?
Hummingbirds. Our #hummingbirds are back and pairing up.
#backyardwildlife #NaturePhotography
Hummingbirds. Our #hummingbirds are back and pairing up.
#backyardwildlife #NaturePhotography
Did you know?
Roseate Spoonbills have a interesting way of feeding. They sweep their bills left and right and when they touch something that's edible, they close their bills quickly. They're foraging for fish or insects.
#wildlifephotography
Roseate Spoonbills have a interesting way of feeding. They sweep their bills left and right and when they touch something that's edible, they close their bills quickly. They're foraging for fish or insects.
#wildlifephotography
April 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Did you know?
Roseate Spoonbills have a interesting way of feeding. They sweep their bills left and right and when they touch something that's edible, they close their bills quickly. They're foraging for fish or insects.
#wildlifephotography
Roseate Spoonbills have a interesting way of feeding. They sweep their bills left and right and when they touch something that's edible, they close their bills quickly. They're foraging for fish or insects.
#wildlifephotography
Watch this beautiful snowy egret enter stage left and photo bomb my frame as I photograph a couple of preening spoonbills!
I'm still going through #Sanibel birding pics in between editing a MG novel. More to come!
#wildlifephotography #floridabirding
I'm still going through #Sanibel birding pics in between editing a MG novel. More to come!
#wildlifephotography #floridabirding
April 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Watch this beautiful snowy egret enter stage left and photo bomb my frame as I photograph a couple of preening spoonbills!
I'm still going through #Sanibel birding pics in between editing a MG novel. More to come!
#wildlifephotography #floridabirding
I'm still going through #Sanibel birding pics in between editing a MG novel. More to come!
#wildlifephotography #floridabirding
Spoonbills and Woodstorks really look as if they should be in a fantasy novel, don't you think? They are so interesting to look at!
#floridawildlife #wildlifephotography
#floridawildlife #wildlifephotography
March 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Spoonbills and Woodstorks really look as if they should be in a fantasy novel, don't you think? They are so interesting to look at!
#floridawildlife #wildlifephotography
#floridawildlife #wildlifephotography
When I first got into photography, it was to capture wildlife behavior like this!
What I thought I captured was a pretty series of a spoonbill landing and beginning to forage. Upon editing and zooming in - it turned out to be something quite different!
#wildlifephotography
#spoonbills
What I thought I captured was a pretty series of a spoonbill landing and beginning to forage. Upon editing and zooming in - it turned out to be something quite different!
#wildlifephotography
#spoonbills
March 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
When I first got into photography, it was to capture wildlife behavior like this!
What I thought I captured was a pretty series of a spoonbill landing and beginning to forage. Upon editing and zooming in - it turned out to be something quite different!
#wildlifephotography
#spoonbills
What I thought I captured was a pretty series of a spoonbill landing and beginning to forage. Upon editing and zooming in - it turned out to be something quite different!
#wildlifephotography
#spoonbills
I'm stuck on the Fort Meyers tarmac trying to get home after our 40th anniversary vacation. Might as well post some Sanibel Island wildlife photos!
I was in photographer's heaven and have so many photos to go through that I'll be reliving this trip for a long time.
#wildlifephotography
I was in photographer's heaven and have so many photos to go through that I'll be reliving this trip for a long time.
#wildlifephotography
March 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I'm stuck on the Fort Meyers tarmac trying to get home after our 40th anniversary vacation. Might as well post some Sanibel Island wildlife photos!
I was in photographer's heaven and have so many photos to go through that I'll be reliving this trip for a long time.
#wildlifephotography
I was in photographer's heaven and have so many photos to go through that I'll be reliving this trip for a long time.
#wildlifephotography
Whoops! I think this bluebird is a bit miffed at me!
Two pair of bluebirds remain from a flock of 12 that showed up 3 weeks ago. I'm hoping they stay - I have two bluebird boxes set up, but I know my yard isn't the perfect open habitat they prefer. Still, fingers crossed!
#wildlifephotography
Two pair of bluebirds remain from a flock of 12 that showed up 3 weeks ago. I'm hoping they stay - I have two bluebird boxes set up, but I know my yard isn't the perfect open habitat they prefer. Still, fingers crossed!
#wildlifephotography
March 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Whoops! I think this bluebird is a bit miffed at me!
Two pair of bluebirds remain from a flock of 12 that showed up 3 weeks ago. I'm hoping they stay - I have two bluebird boxes set up, but I know my yard isn't the perfect open habitat they prefer. Still, fingers crossed!
#wildlifephotography
Two pair of bluebirds remain from a flock of 12 that showed up 3 weeks ago. I'm hoping they stay - I have two bluebird boxes set up, but I know my yard isn't the perfect open habitat they prefer. Still, fingers crossed!
#wildlifephotography
How cute is that face? ❤
More opossum fun facts - their tail can grasp things like sticks or leaves, and it helps with balance when climbing. They also rarely get rabies.
More pics and facts in the post before this one.
#mainewildlife #backyardvisitors #wildlifephotography
More opossum fun facts - their tail can grasp things like sticks or leaves, and it helps with balance when climbing. They also rarely get rabies.
More pics and facts in the post before this one.
#mainewildlife #backyardvisitors #wildlifephotography
March 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
How cute is that face? ❤
More opossum fun facts - their tail can grasp things like sticks or leaves, and it helps with balance when climbing. They also rarely get rabies.
More pics and facts in the post before this one.
#mainewildlife #backyardvisitors #wildlifephotography
More opossum fun facts - their tail can grasp things like sticks or leaves, and it helps with balance when climbing. They also rarely get rabies.
More pics and facts in the post before this one.
#mainewildlife #backyardvisitors #wildlifephotography
I think they're adorable! After I saw it, I wondered what they ate too. They eat a lot of things, fruit, mice, eggs, nuts - but they will eat bird seed (I have feeders), pet food, and garbage too. Here's another cute pic, I'm still editing photos!
March 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think they're adorable! After I saw it, I wondered what they ate too. They eat a lot of things, fruit, mice, eggs, nuts - but they will eat bird seed (I have feeders), pet food, and garbage too. Here's another cute pic, I'm still editing photos!
When temps turned 40 degrees in Maine, and the sun shone down warmly, a nose appeared in the opening under our shed. I think it had been hibernating under our shed, and came out to hydrate.
I hope it stays nearby!
#WildlifePhotography
#MaineWildlife
I hope it stays nearby!
#WildlifePhotography
#MaineWildlife
March 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
When temps turned 40 degrees in Maine, and the sun shone down warmly, a nose appeared in the opening under our shed. I think it had been hibernating under our shed, and came out to hydrate.
I hope it stays nearby!
#WildlifePhotography
#MaineWildlife
I hope it stays nearby!
#WildlifePhotography
#MaineWildlife
I had a list of authorly to-do's ready to go in case my school had a snow day today. #1 on the list was to prep for next week's school visit here in Maine.
But over my first cup of coffee this beautiful fox stepped from the woods. The to-do list can wait.
#BackyardWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
But over my first cup of coffee this beautiful fox stepped from the woods. The to-do list can wait.
#BackyardWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
February 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I had a list of authorly to-do's ready to go in case my school had a snow day today. #1 on the list was to prep for next week's school visit here in Maine.
But over my first cup of coffee this beautiful fox stepped from the woods. The to-do list can wait.
#BackyardWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
But over my first cup of coffee this beautiful fox stepped from the woods. The to-do list can wait.
#BackyardWildlife
#WildlifePhotography
Bluebirds have been visiting my feeder for a week. I can't stop taking photos . . .
#BackyardWildlife #NaturePhotography
#BackyardWildlife #NaturePhotography
February 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Bluebirds have been visiting my feeder for a week. I can't stop taking photos . . .
#BackyardWildlife #NaturePhotography
#BackyardWildlife #NaturePhotography
Bluebirds!
I love when they visit my backyard!
I took so many photos today, it'll take hours to go through them all. But it was worth it.
#backyardbirding #wildlifephotography
I love when they visit my backyard!
I took so many photos today, it'll take hours to go through them all. But it was worth it.
#backyardbirding #wildlifephotography
February 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Bluebirds!
I love when they visit my backyard!
I took so many photos today, it'll take hours to go through them all. But it was worth it.
#backyardbirding #wildlifephotography
I love when they visit my backyard!
I took so many photos today, it'll take hours to go through them all. But it was worth it.
#backyardbirding #wildlifephotography
I'm trying so hard to sit and write my February Newsletter, but I can see my to-do list isn't going to get done on this snow day! There is soooo much activity at the feeders!
#authorlife #backyardbirding #Mainewildlife
#authorlife #backyardbirding #Mainewildlife
February 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm trying so hard to sit and write my February Newsletter, but I can see my to-do list isn't going to get done on this snow day! There is soooo much activity at the feeders!
#authorlife #backyardbirding #Mainewildlife
#authorlife #backyardbirding #Mainewildlife
I feel so incredibly lucky to be able to read LOST LYNX with Shannon's and my class. I love hearing our readers gasp & grumble over chapter-ending cliff hangers. And their predictions! So much fun!
We're modeling doodle notes! Our students love drawing out scenes to refer to later
#authorteacher
We're modeling doodle notes! Our students love drawing out scenes to refer to later
#authorteacher
January 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I feel so incredibly lucky to be able to read LOST LYNX with Shannon's and my class. I love hearing our readers gasp & grumble over chapter-ending cliff hangers. And their predictions! So much fun!
We're modeling doodle notes! Our students love drawing out scenes to refer to later
#authorteacher
We're modeling doodle notes! Our students love drawing out scenes to refer to later
#authorteacher
This beauty showed up late in the day yesterday. Whoa, can Sharp-shinned hawks fly! Zipping through trees, around the feeders, it was fun to watch, but not so easy to get flight shots. Luckily, my song birds had seen the danger early enough, and had taken to the woods.
#naturephotography
#naturephotography
January 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This beauty showed up late in the day yesterday. Whoa, can Sharp-shinned hawks fly! Zipping through trees, around the feeders, it was fun to watch, but not so easy to get flight shots. Luckily, my song birds had seen the danger early enough, and had taken to the woods.
#naturephotography
#naturephotography
My January newsletter was released! Here are some teaser pics ~
In it ~ Why I ❤️winter photography, a story on the day I snuck up on an otter, and info on how LOST LYNX went from a spring to winter setting thanks to a FL class.
To sign up for my newsletter use my website link in my bio.
#MGauthor
In it ~ Why I ❤️winter photography, a story on the day I snuck up on an otter, and info on how LOST LYNX went from a spring to winter setting thanks to a FL class.
To sign up for my newsletter use my website link in my bio.
#MGauthor
January 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My January newsletter was released! Here are some teaser pics ~
In it ~ Why I ❤️winter photography, a story on the day I snuck up on an otter, and info on how LOST LYNX went from a spring to winter setting thanks to a FL class.
To sign up for my newsletter use my website link in my bio.
#MGauthor
In it ~ Why I ❤️winter photography, a story on the day I snuck up on an otter, and info on how LOST LYNX went from a spring to winter setting thanks to a FL class.
To sign up for my newsletter use my website link in my bio.
#MGauthor
LOST LYNX: Cooper & friends organize a winter festival in his family's campground over Feb break. Ice fishing, dog sledding and more! But things get complicated. They spy a lynx kit wearing a pet collar, get warned about a poacher hunting nearby, then someone tries to trap the lynx! #MGLit
January 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
LOST LYNX: Cooper & friends organize a winter festival in his family's campground over Feb break. Ice fishing, dog sledding and more! But things get complicated. They spy a lynx kit wearing a pet collar, get warned about a poacher hunting nearby, then someone tries to trap the lynx! #MGLit