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for "Wildlife photography"
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22359
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Wilson pays tribute to Jack Dermid, a famous wildlife photographer whose works appeared many times in Wildlife in North Carolina and other publications
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Jul/Aug 2014,
p10-13, il
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24025
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York recounts his experience with a particularly daring elk in the Great Smokey Mountains. The wildlife photographer found himself on the receiving end of an aggressive animal.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 11, November 2014,
p68-69, il
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24768
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The January/February 2016 issue of WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA presents the winning photographs from the 2015 photography contest. Amateur and professional photographers entered 1,500 photographs for the 2015 competition. This issue presents the top photographs in the following ten categories: birds; mammals; reptiles and amphibians; invertebrates; wild plants; outdoor recreation; wild landscapes; animal behavior; youth photographer, 13-17; and youth photographer, 12 & under.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 80 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2016,
p4-27, il
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24845
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James Parnell tells about a new type of duck hunting that doesn’t involve a shotgun. He takes photographs of ducks as they leap out of the water to catch beautiful images rather than catching the ducks themselves.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 80 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2016,
p34-35, il
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25687
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Anne Grimes, the founder of Harvest Times Food Inc., has spent the last few years practicing photography. Her business and home are on 40 acres of certified wildlife habitat and butterfly habitat. Anne enjoys taking pictures of birds, butterflies, and other wildlife.
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28436
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A new statewide camera trap survey offers beautiful pictures for citizens and data for scientists. The camera trap is part of a three-year citizen science project at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Candid Critters program that seeks the help of North Carolina residents to figure out what animals are living there.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 81 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 2017,
p4-11, il, por
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31329
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A photo essay of wildlife within Charlotte.
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34579
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Two of the museum employees capture the natural world around them in different ways. One uses a digital camera, and the other one sketches and paints. By making their subject matter the natural life of North Carolina, they hope to inspire people of all kinds to go out into nature and try it for themselves.
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34721
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The Wildlife in North Carolina 2016 Photo Competition showcases its winners. Themes include birds, mammals, reptiles & amphibians, invertebrates, wild plants, outdoor recreation, wild landscapes, animal behavior, youth photographer 13-17, youth photographer 12 & under, and grand prize. All photographs are taken in and showcase the beauty of North Carolina. Winning photographs are displayed at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 81 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2017,
p4-27, il
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35348
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Tracey Peake and Kathryn Rende were among the authors who produced the profiles contained in the article. Topics in the septet of profiles included the evolution of feathers, a species of crab in Pender County, the Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, a famous symphonic suite, teens displaying their passion for fossils through 3-D, the winner of the Wildlife in North Carolina magazine photo competition, and a herpetologist’s visit to the National University of Laos.
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36156
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This collection of the top ten photos included categories such as ages of the photographers, plants, landscapes, outdoor recreation, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and animal behavior. Nearly all of the winners came from towns in North Carolina’s three regions.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 83 Issue 1, January/February 2019,
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43234
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In this article the author is discussing her 30 year long career as a photographer for the N.C Wildlife and Resources Commission. The author discusses the many places their career has taken them in North Carolina. As a Wildlife Resources Commission photographer the author has visited certain sites multiple times to on once and they have had to visit farms, shaded streams, mountain bogs, mines, caves, lakes, and game lands. Some days the author would have to travel from the coast to the mountains of North Carolina. The author says that the best time to take pictures is early morning to when the sun is setting because of the lighting.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021,
p23-24
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43235
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This article is discussing how the author got into photography and who inspired them to do so. The author discusses that their love of nature had come from their mother who was an artist. The author says they studied fiddle crabs and searched the beach for shells when they went with their mother. The author’s first experience with photography was when their grandmother gave them a Kodak instamatic camera after some talk with their mother. The author pursued a degree in photography in college and started their career as helping an advertising photographer. The author found that advertisement photography was not their passion and their mother helped introduce them to a friend that knew the photographer for the Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine. The author said after beginning this new careers they found their passion in wildlife photography and their experience in commercial photography helped them climb the latter in their field.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021,
p24-26
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43237
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In this article the author talks about how there is always something to do when it comes to office work but the time that they enjoyed the most was working out in the field as a photographer. The author states that their job is to photograph the many different subjects and assignments that are in the Wildlife in North Carolina magazine. The author states that these assignments have taken them to many different locations in North Carolina. The different assignments the author has worked on consisted of photographing black bear research projects and the Northern flying squirrel surveys. The author also states that they have worked with many different people in front of their lens, peers helping with taking photograph, and an integration of both. The final statement the author leaves us with is that a picture is not just worth a thousand words but also can show a wonderful career.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021,
p28
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43243
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In this article the author discusses the rare times they have seen a mink in an urban environment. In the beginning of the article the author discusses a time when they were waiting for the appearance of a mink at the harbor of downtown Norfolk, North Carolina. The author describes their first time spotting a mink in an urban setting was when they were showing a friend and their family Norfolk. The author describes that their friend’s daughter spotted a crowd photographing a pair of mink pubs playing around. The author later describes that they rarely get the chance to see minks in the wild and stated the oddity of seeing them in an urban setting. Lastly the author discusses that during the winter months they would look out for the create and would see the mother mink popping in and out of holes in the rocks foraging for her pups.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021,
p31-32
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