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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.
As I watched this towering cloud bank move in over a glacier, I thought it would be amazing to capture with watercolors.

#cloudbank #glacier
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Right now you can get the audiobook of my thriller A Blizzard of Polar Bears for only $6.99 on Chirp! In the novel, wildlife biologist Alex Carter researches #polarbears in the #CanadianArctic and battles for her life out on the ice in this action-packed thriller.
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/a...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's #GivingTuesday! If you're interested in wildlife and conservation, check out the following organizations:

The Center for Biological Diversity
Sea Shepherd
Xerxes Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Humane Society's Wildlife Land Trust
The Natural Resources Defense Council
Earthjustice
Center for Biological Diversity
The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.
www.biologicaldiversity.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I was enchanted to see this magnificent gathering of magical fairy drinking cup-shaped lichen of the cladonia genus.

#cladonia #cladonialichen #lichen #macrophotography
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I love hiking a forest path like this one with all its lush green moss, towering trees, and lots of mushroom and lichen for me to take macro photos of!

#forestpath #hikingtrails
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I love a dramatic mountain sunset! 😍

#mountainsunset #sunset
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I love a grey, snowy day, when mists obscure the peaks in wispy veils. #snowymountains
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Bighorn sheep convention!

#bighornsheep
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Spotted this coyote exploring a meadow in the golden afternoon light.

#coyote #canids
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Magnificent elk ruminating and enjoying a restful afternoon.

#elk #ungulate
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
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 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
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 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
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I filmed this banana slug eating a mushroom in the rain with my macro camera. Love these close up images!

#bananaslug #macrophotography
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A lichen and moss community, taken with my macro camera! I love the detail of these close up shots.

#lichen #moss #macrophotography
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Stunning afternoon light!
November 2, 2025 at 10:09 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
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A fall-fruiting berry, Empetrum nigrum, aka the black crowberry, is an important food source for birds, bears, and other creatures.

#Empetrumnigrum #crowberry
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Spotted this handsome fellow having an afternoon rest.

#elk
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
October 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Just wowed by this incredible sunset!

#mountainsunset
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
October 23, 2025 at 9:19 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
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Absolutely stunning afternoon light illuminating the mountains! 😍

#alpenglow #snowymountains
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
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM