We toured Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Bristly or Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Dung beetle, Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Dung beetle, Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Chincoteague pony or Assateague horse, Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Great Northern Loon (Gavia immer), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Willet (Tinga semipalmata), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) and Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) and Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Atlantic blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) on Bristly or Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Delmarva fox squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Delmarva fox squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula),Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Great Egret (Ardea alba), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), Chincoteague 5/18/2022 Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), Chincoteague 5/18/2022
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Great shots! Next time I need to goto the island for more than half a day.
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There’s a great hotel, The Refuge Inn, that I stayed at. That way you can be there at dawn to catch the early birds.
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A very diverse population of birds – your images are glorious
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Thank you so much.
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Thanks Sherry for sharing all this beauty. The heron is very recongnisable however totaly different from the one we know here.
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We rarely see Tricolors in NY. It was a treat.
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What a great series of photos. I was interested to see the thistle; we have that one, as well.I was surprised to see your blue-eyed grass still blooming, as ours in long gone. I’ve seen only one pair of Ruddy Turnstones in my life; I know they’re around, but I just don’t see them. You captured them well.
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Turnstones and red knots used to be more common. Thanks.
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Wonderful wildlife shots
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Thanks Derrick.
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