Projects - Rachael Koppendrayer

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Monarch caterpillar peeks out from butterflyweed flowers to peer at monarch butterfly, the Minnesota state butterfly

Monarch on Butterflyweed

leaf cutter bee emerges from pollinating showy lady's slipper, the Minnesota state flower

Pink & White Lady’s Slipper

Blue dala horse foal climbs on Norwegian fjord horse mare

Dala Horse: Fjord Foal

Swedish Dala Animals

painted lady butterfly drinks nectar on New England aster flowers

Painted Lady on New England Asters

Dala rooster crows at a trio of sleepy Svarthöna, or Swedish black chickens.

Dala Rooster: Wake-Up Call

Swedish Dala Animals

moccasins rest in the leaves under a cluster of yellow lady's slipper flowers

Lost Moccasins

small white lady's slippers: one natural, the other patterned like a moccasin

Small White Moccasin Flower

Hereford cow with dala calf stand in a dry pasture

Dala Cow: Hereford

Swedish Dala Animals

Scandinavian Christmas scene: Yule goat watches the Tomte tugging on his hat, which is being held in a horse's mouth

Delivery Status: Delayed

jack in the pulpit flower

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Showy lady's slippers: one natural, one patterned like a moccasin

Showy Moccasin Flower

wild clematis flowers

Blue Virgin’s Bower

dragons occupy the ruins of Duluth's Minnesota Point lighthouse

Dragons of Duluth: Minnesota Point Lighthouse

colored pencil drawing of asiatic dayflowers

Asiatic Dayflower

blue closed gentian flowers

Bottle Gentian

a dragon nests on the pillar of Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum in Duluth Minnesota

Dragons of Duluth: The Pillar of Uncle Harvey’s Mausoleum

ram's head lady's slipper flower

Ram’s Head Lady’s Slipper

Zebra Swallowtail butterfly on Jacob's Ladder flowers

Zebra Swallowtail

colored pencil drawing of penstemon flowers

Large-Flowered Beardtongue

Three black, tan and white basset hound puppy dogs sit on a pile of leaves

Basset Hound Puppies

pink aka stemless lady's slipper flower

Stemless Lady’s Slipper

Nanny goat puts up with her curious kids climbing on her, one of which is a red dala goat

Dala Goat: Oberhasli

Swedish Dala Animals

Northern Saw Whet Owl bird looks over its shoulder

Northern Saw-Whet Owl

Indian Paintbrush flowers

Indian Paintbrush

Monarch butterfly on black-eyed susan flowers

Monarch

Mama dragon shelters her young from the storm and waves assaulting Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum in Duluth, Minnesota

Dragons of Duluth: Uncle Harvey’s Mausoleum

Prairie Smoke flowers

Prairie Smoke

Little red dala foal runs alongside a bay appaloosa mare

Dala Horse: To Run with Endurance

Swedish Dala Animals

Male hummingbirds square off in the air as they fight over territory

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: Territory

Female ruby throated hummingbird fluffs out her feathers on her perch on a linden branch

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: Ruffled Feathers

Female ruby throated hummingbird sits on her cobwebby nest in a linden tree

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: Nesting

Wary mama chicken keeps her chicks close, which includes three yellow dala chicks

Mother Hen

Swedish Dala Animals

small white lady's slipper flower

Small White Lady’s Slipper

Karner blue butterflies on wild lupine flowers

Karner Blue

Pair of jersey cows grazing with dala calf

Dala Cow: Jersey

Swedish Dala Animals

Poinsettia, the Christmas flower

Poinsettia

Christmas scene of a Red dala horse and Norwegian fjord as they pull a runaway sleigh with the yule goat and tomte in the sled

Dala Horse: Runaway Sleigh

Swedish Dala Animals

Calypso bulbosa flower

Fairy Slipper

polyphemus moth with wings spread resting on branch of apricot flowers

Polyphemus Moth

bay paint foal warily meets a black dala horse foal

Dala Horse: Making Friends

Swedish Dala Animals

orange daylily flowers

Daylily

Pileated woodpecker clings to tree next to his nest of baby birds

Pileated Woodpecker

Hampshire sow sleeps with newborn dala piglet snuggled against her snout

Dala Pig: Baby of Mine

Swedish Dala Animals

wild blue flag flowers

Blue Flag Iris

blue heron bird stabs sunfish with beak

Great Blue Heron: Fishing

Rooster crows over the reflection of a dala chicken in the puddle

Dala Rooster Reflection

Swedish Dala Animals

lily of the valley flowers

Lily of the Valley

White dala horse hugs a blue roan

Dala Horse: If You Need a Friend

Swedish Dala Animals

merry bells flowers

Large-Flowered Bellwort

Reddish pig looks at its dala pig reflection in a mud hole

Dala Pig Reflection

Swedish Dala Animals

Western meadowlark bird sings from a prairie rose branch

Western Meadowlark

girl taming a wild unicorn in the steppes of central Asia

Taming the Unicorn

two chickadee birds rest on a snowy branch with red berries

Black-Capped Chickadee

Reading girl sits on a stack of books with fantastic creatures, scenes, and stars in the map-like background

Imagination

Blue dala foal nurses from a grey mare

Dala Horse: Nursing

Swedish Dala Animals

yellow lady's slipper flower

Yellow Lady’s Slipper

Red hampshire cross sow feeds with litter of piglets, some normal some dala piglets

Dala Pig – Red Hampshire

Swedish Dala Animals

Mama killdeer bird keeps an eye out with three long-legged chicks

Killdeer

white mountain heather flowers

White Mountain Heather

Nanny goat keeps watch over her three kids, one of which is a red dala goat

Dala Goats: Toggenburg

Swedish Dala Animals

sphinx moth drinks nectar from blue delphinium flower

White-Lined Sphinx Moth

Red poppy flowers

Red Poppy

Young dragons breathe fire at a seagull from the ruins of UMD's Old Main in Duluth, Minnesota, while mama dragon sleeps below.

Dragons of Duluth: Old Main

Little red banty chicken watches over her chicks, which include two red dala chicks

Little Red Hen

Swedish Dala Animals

Male and female kingfisher birds keep an eye out from their perch on a dead branch

Belted Kingfisher

pair of tradescantia spiderwort flowers

Spiderwort

michigan lily flowers

Turk’s-Cap Lily

Mourning Cloak butterfly with pussy willow flowers

Mourning Cloak and Pussy Willows

Hampshire sow feeds litter of of hungry piglets, including three dala piglets

Dala Pig: Blue Hampshire

Swedish Dala Animals

showy, yellow, small white, ram's head, small yellow, and stemless lady's slipper flowers in a giant bouquet

Lady Slipper Bouquet

Handsome blue dala rooster struts with Andalusian hen chicken and chicks

Dala Rooster: Walk This Way

Swedish Dala Animals

Male and female cardinal birds land on a wintery branch

Northern Cardinals

Appaloosa foal and red dala foal leap around in the new snow

First Snow

Swedish Dala Animals

Large-Flowered Trillium flowers

Trillium

Tiger swallowtail butterfly drinking nectar from orange hawkweed flowers

Tiger Swallowtail on Orange Hawkweed

two jack in the pulpit flowers

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Blue dala calf sticks close to mama Holstein cow

Dala Cow: Holstein

Swedish Dala Animals

Christmas manger scene under the silhouette of three crosses on the hill, with a bright star and angels in the sky above

Star of the East

Gotland ewe nuzzles her blue dala lamb

Dala Sheep: Gotland

Swedish Dala Animals

Wild prairie rose flowers

Wild Prairie Rose

Map of the North Pole with sun in the west, moon in the east, and northern lights, polar bear with man's shadow, trolls, and girl surrounding it

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Great Blue Heron bird preens his feathers

Great Blue Heron: Preening

male and female meadowhawk dragonflies rest on touch-me-not flowers

Meadowhawk Dragonflies and Spotted Touch-Me-Nots

Orange dala rooster crows next to brown banty chicken and her chicks

Dala Rooster: Lord of His Domain

Swedish Dala Animals

Luna moth rests on highbush cranberry flowers

Luna Moth

Reddish sow feeds four piglets, one of which is a red dala piglet

Dala Pig: Små Grisarna

Swedish Dala Animals

Christmas nativity image of baby Jesus in a manger surrounded by sheep, horse, donkey, cat, and rooster

For Unto Us

Strawberry roam appaloosa looks at its dala horse reflection in the lake

Dala Horse Reflection

Swedish Dala Animals

showy lady's slipper flower

Showy Lady’s Slipper

Baby bird loon stretches his wings as mama loon looks on, while its sibling rides on her back

Great Northern Loon

Firebird flies past the learned cat with other russian fairy tale characters

The Learned Cat: A Russian Fairy Tale