Nevada geology makes for some gorgeous scenery. #nevadageology

Nevada has built several of these wildlife crossings across highway 93 to protect crossing elk, mule deer, and pronghorn. Such overpasses and underpasses reduce wildlife mortality by more than 90%, and we need more of them across the country! #wildlifecrossing #wildlifeoverpass #wildlifeunderpass

Mountain sunsets are stunning! #mountainsunset

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Like brilliantly scarlet snow plant, pinedrops (Pterospora andromedea) doesn’t photosynthesize. Instead, it derives its nutrition from fungi under the soil. Pinedrops emerges from the soil as pale yellowish pink, and later turns a maroon color with drooping yellowish flowers. #pinedrops #Pterospora

Clark's nutcrackers are amazing and extremely vocal! They store seeds under their tongues and fly long distances to hide them for later consumption. They have incredible memories and can recall where they've hidden thousands of seeds. #clarksnutcracker #corvidae

Another incredible mountain sunset! 😍 #sunsetcolors

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Wildlife biologist Alex Carter leads a hike through the mountains of Wyoming, where dangerous landscapes, denning wolves, and a staggering discovery await — only for the hikers to reveal deadly motivations and shifting loyalties. #wolves #greateryellowstoneecosystem #wyoming #alexcarterseries

Here is the cover reveal for Dangerous Ground! Wildlife biologist Alex Carter leads a hike through the mountains of Wyoming, where dangerous landscapes, spirited wolves, and a staggering discovery await — only for the hikers to reveal deadly motivations. #alexcarterseries #wolves #yellowstone

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Spied this cottontail hanging about amid the manzanita and phlox. #cottontail

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I love snow plant! It's such a vivid scarlet and is often the first patch of bright color to emerge in the mountains after the snows recede. It doesn't contain chlorophyll and therefore can't photosynthesize. Instead, it derives its nutrition from fungi under the soil. #snowplant #mycotrophic

Yellow-headed blackbird enjoying the afternoon among the aspens. #yellowheadedblackbird

I love how the sunlight was catching the crown of this Cassin's finch. #cassinsfinch #nativebirds

This dreamy sunset looked like a blended watercolor sky. #sunset

Happy World Caribou Day, everyone! Please celebrate by making a donation to a wildlife charity working to restore caribou populations. #mountaincaribou #woodlandcaribou #caribou #alexcarterseries #aghostofcaribou

The wonderfully-named turkey tangle frogfruit, a native wildflower. #turkeytanglefrogfruit #nativewildflowers

I love the flowers of the Ceanothus genus! Both are tiny, and I captured this detail with my macro camera. #snowbrush #mahalamat #ceanothus

Watched a group of mountain bluebirds flitting about in the sagebrush. I love their vivid blue! #mountainbluebird

I love how the sunlight illuminates clouds in the mountains! #sunsetclouds

I was awed by this colorful sunset! #sunsetreflections

Moss has such amazing structures when viewed with a macro camera! These are called capsules and they release spores. #moss

I love the cool structure of Lethoria columbiana (aka brown-eye wolf lichen). #lethoriacolumbiana #wolflichen #lichen

Blooming bitter cherry! #bittercherry

Look at those pollen pouches! #bee #pollinator

Awesome little hemipteran, possibly Brochymena sulcata species, hanging out in the sunlight. #hemiptera #stinkbug #brochymena

I love to see a slender crescent moon hanging in the west just after sunset. This month it's been hanging near the planets, Venus one night, Jupiter another. Gorgeous! #crescentmoon #waxingmoon

The beautiful golden blooms of Fremont barberry! #fremontbarberry #nativeshrubs

I love the myriad shapes that Utah junipers take on. #juniper #treesilhouette

Spotted this beautiful lady beetle on a fragrant sprig of sagebrush. #ladybeetle #hippodamia

A group of wild horses meandered by as I was out bird watching along the Carson River. #wildhorses

I love the vivid sapphire hues of mountain bluebirds! #mountainbluebird #bluebird

Spotted this handsome western kingbird along the shores of the Carson River. #kingbird #songbird

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Mountain chickadee checking me out. I love how this species has a little bandit mask. #mountainchickadee

Vibrant yellow wallflower is sprouting up in the Sierra Nevada! #wallflower #sierrawildflowers

Meadow star is blooming in the Sierra Nevada! #meadowstar #wildflowers

Phlox is blooming in the Sierra Nevada high country! #phlox #nativewildflower

Wildflowers are starting to bloom as the snow recedes, like lovely, purple mahala mat, whose flowers are so tiny that you need a macro camera or magnifier to see this wonderful detail. #mahalamat #nativewildflowers #sierranevadawildflowers

When I first spotted Watson's spikemoss, I saw a small clump of green on the ground. Then I zoomed in with my macro camera, and marveled to see its fascinating structure. #watsonspikemoss #lycophyte

I had a fabulous time on the Women Books & More podcast. Irene Rawlings and I talked about tuning into wildlife with specialized microphones, what it’s like to write ecothrillers, and more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. #seaturtles #polarbears #stormwarning #mountaincaribou #wolverines

ICYM my chat with @authorhenderson.bsky.social → traceydevlyn.com/episode-25-a... #Booksky📚💙 #newrelease #environmentalthriller #HighStakesWithTraceyDevlynPodcast

The high desert smells sweetly of blooming desert peach! #desertpeach

Fellow author Angela M. Sanders spotted my thriller The Vanishing Kind at The Well-Read Moose in Coeur d'Alene! They have wonderful author events, book clubs, and even offer specially curated book boxes and subscriptions. #independentbookstore #thevanishingkind #alexcarterseries #jaguars

I'm honored to say that my latest thriller, Storm Warning, was just chosen as a Fresh Pick on Fresh Fiction. It's now in the running for a 2026 Fresh Fiction Readers Choice Award! freshfiction.com/pick.php?id=... #stormwarning #seaturtles #alexcarterseries

The glorious red sandstone of Goblin Valley State Park! #goblinvalleystatepark #entradaformation

I greatly enjoyed being a guest on Kris Clink's Writing Table! We talked about writing environmental thrillers, and how listeners can contribute their own nature observations to help researchers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #authorinterview #stormwarning #seaturtles #alexcarterseries