Carolyn Copper - Photographer, Copper Range LLC
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Pleasant Surprises in the Mountain State, West Virginia
October 26, 2022 - One of my recent Fall getaways took me to the Mountain State of West Virginia. This is a region that I think many undere...
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Fall Pumpkins - Turn a Wasteful Tradition Around
October 08, 2022 - Let’s get it over with -- the hard facts are:
Well over a billion pounds of pumpkins are trashed – unused – wasted – se...
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Sustaining Generational Respect for Wild Places
April 04, 2022 - On my latest podcast I'm talking with Isaac James Baker. I got to know Isaac through Instagram. The more he posted, the...
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Conservation Photography – Would You Know if You're Photographing Threatened Species?
January 23, 2022 - I’m a photographer because I love and treasure nature. I understand it’s importance to the global health, survival, and...
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Life is Better With Birds
December 15, 2021 - It seems birds have always delighted people all over the world. They’re beautiful, powerful, engaging and make a lot of...
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It Takes All of Us
October 25, 2021 - For me, one of the most difficult things about wildlife photography is probably not what you think. It’s not the technic...
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What Goes Up Will Come Down – Know the Facts and Laws About Balloon Releases
May 22, 2021 - There’s a place in Maryland where I sometimes go to photograph. It’s a stunning and large public garden, meticulously ca...
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North American River Otter - Conservation Success Story
March 19, 2021 - They’re cute, entertaining, charming, and smart. Beyond the species conservation mission, another reason many zoos may k...
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A New Brand Of Duck Hunter
February 12, 2021 - In many parts of North America that experience cold winters, the wildlife landscape changes particularly when it comes t...
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Our Responsibility to Work Toward A #betternormal - Taming the Monster in Our Closet
January 13, 2021 - The pandemic of 2020 irrevocably changed our country and the world. It’s revealed ways we must change. The pandemic resp...
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American Robin - Eating Like A Bird
January 08, 2021 - Eating Like A Bird in winter. Robins are one bird you won’t normally see on a seed feeder. In the warmer seasons, they’r...
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Raptors - Eating Like A Bird
January 05, 2021 - It may not be pretty, but it’s ok, its baby food. The three raptors shown here all had young in the nest, or fledglings...
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Hummingbirds - Eating Like A Bird
January 02, 2021 - A more relaxing approach to getting a meal. There are few birds more captivating than hummingbirds. Their speed, beauty,...
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Gray Catbird - Eating Like A Bird
January 02, 2021 - Don’t underestimate Catbirds. Like many migratory bird species, if you have Catbirds in your area, and your habitat is g...
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Yellowthroat Warbler - Eating Like A Bird
January 01, 2021 - Yellowthroats are vocal birds, and their often-uninterrupted calls and chirps help reveal their presence. But once you’v...
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Eating Like A Bird
December 25, 2020 - It’s always a very big deal when I get a (good!) photograph of a wild bird or raptor eating something that it’s caught o...
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Moonstruck
June 07, 2020 - The full moon has a long aura of mystery and magic about it. Some say it triggers “wanderlust" -- a desire to travel, wa...
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Red-Shouldered Hawk Nest ***UPDATE May 29, 2020***
May 29, 2020 - At this time, all the young hawks are 30 days old, or slightly older. It showed today when I visited the nest. Look at t...
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Red-Shouldered Hawk Nest
April 30, 2020 - The red-shouldered hawk is one of the most beautiful (see the photos) and “talkative” hawks in the United States. If you...
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On the Road For Conservation
September 22, 2019 - I recently visited Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton, Pennsylvania where I took part in a 4-day, field-based, raptor tr...
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Dragonflies -- They call them Mosquito Hawks!
May 15, 2019 - Dragonflies are a prize of nature that will, and should, change the way you think about insects. Have a mosquito problem...
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New Additions!
April 29, 2019 - It's been a very busy time since my last post at the end of March. Three art shows, Easter holiday, family visiting, and...
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Snowy Owl Release and a Week of Wildlife Rehabilitation
January 23, 2018 - Last week I had an incredible experience at Back to the Wild (BTTW) in Castalia, Ohio (https://www.facebook.com/Backtoth...
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