Showing posts with label Assateague ponies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Assateague ponies. Show all posts

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Saturday's Critters # 651

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"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir


Hubby and I went on a 2 night getaway April 20-22nd to the shores of Delaware and Ocean City Maryland. We were lucky get an appointment with a dialysis center close to Ocean City. The stars have to align for this to happen, hubby had to have blood work within 30 days, the center had to have a chair opened at the time we wanted to travel.  They called me on Friday with a time and we were leaving on Monday, a close call. Miney went on her own vacation on that Sunday April 19th. It was our first trip since our Alaska trip back in July-Aug 2024. I forgot to mention I signed Miney up for a Doggie Boot Camp for 2 weeks, she needed some training on leash walking and social behaviors.  



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1. On our loop road trip from home we drove to Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware. I messed up with my camera card, I left it home and could not take photos until I stopped and bought a new card in Dover Delaware. I took a few photos with my phone which are just so-so, I can not get closeups at all with my phone.  I did like catching this Bald Eagle in flight next to the wildlife drive. 




After stopping to buy a new camera card we drove onto to Prime Hook NWR in Delaware.  I wanted to see if the Pink Lady Slippers were in bloom.  Years ago we saw them lining the trail, this trail had the most Lady Slippers I have ever seen.  This year we were lucky to see 3 or 4 plants.  






2. Next we drove on to Ocean City, Md where we would be staying for two nights.  We had an ocean front room at the Hilton Garden Inn.  I thought  it was a good deal for off season.  






3. The next morning we watched the sunrise from our balcony and room.




I watched lines of Double-crested Cormorants flying by, just above the Atlantic Ocean. 




Early morning, the workers are out cleaning the beach. 





4. Mid Morning, Michael can not travel without having his dialysis treatment.  We found a place in Berlin Md, 8 miles outside of Ocean City.  So part of the day Michael had his dialysis and I birdwatched and read my kindle book. We did stop at the Heron Pond in Berlin for a little walk and some birdwatching. We ran into some other walkers with dogs, the dogs always like Michael.




I watched a Killdeer on the parking lot at the dialysis center.  




5. Later in the day we watched the sunset at the Ocean City Inlet. Across the inlet I could see the Ponies at the Assateague State Park. 







7. On the jetty at the inlet, I saw a few Great Blue Herons, some Brown Pelicans, various gulls and some Cormorants resting on the rocks. 







8. Sunset at Ocean City, Maryland





On a sad note, our neighborhood peacock has disappeared, he has been missing for a few weeks now. I am afraid something bad happened to it, maybe a fox?


I am linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday   I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post.




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Monday, August 18, 2025

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


"Wildlife is the storyteller, weaving tales of survival and beauty."




Assateague State Park, Maryland, Assateague ponies,

"Nature is not a place to visit, it is home."

"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."


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Monday, May 22, 2023

Happy Monday!

 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


"You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather."




Assateague Island National Seashore


"Life is like photography. You use the negatives to develop."



"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday, January 1, 2022

Saturday's Critters # 420

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!

Hello and happy Saturday!


Happy New Year 2022! Wishing you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year! 

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These are photos from a recent getaway to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague Island State Park on Dec 12-14.


1.  Blackwater NWR in Cambridge Maryland





2. The native Tundra Swans at Blackwater NWR also known as the Whistling Swan. The have a white body, long slender neck and a black bill. 




3.  Northern Shoveler has a green head, white breast with rusty sides and a spatula shaped bill. 





4.  Snow Geese in Flight, you can see their black primaries visible in flight





5. In front are the bottoms up Northern Pintail Ducks, Great Blue Heron and Canada Geese.





6.  Great Blue Heron





7.  Blackwater NWR, Bald Eagle on nest. 






8. Assateague State Park beach and wild ponies. 





9. The wild ponies of Assateague Island NWR, Maryland.




10. We enjoyed spending time with our grandson Wyatt, DIL and our son for Christmas.



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Saturday, March 28, 2020

Saturday's Critters #328

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Before the lock down in early March, we took trip to Ocean City Maryland. During our getaway we visited the Assateague Island National Seashore and the Assateague Md State Park. Hubby and I both have senior passes for both parks which is nice, we no longer have to make sure we have exact change. 

We walked the beaches, the boardwalk trails and drove around the park looking for birds and the Assateague ponies.  







The Maryland Assateague Island ponies are owned by the national park, they are kept separate from the Chincotegue Island Virginia ponies.  Around 150 ponies are owned by the Chincoteague Island Volunteer Fire Company in Chincoteague Island Virginia. Some of these ponies are auctioned off each year.



Below a few Killdeer, Northern Gannet over the ocean, bottom right are some of the Common Loons.



 The Common Loons seemed to be the most common bird seen from the beach.


 I was able to find a few Northern Gannets far out in the ocean, it is fun to watch them dive.


The Killdeer were seen and heard on the Assateague Island beach.



Traffic back up from the Assateague ponies crossing the street.



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Saturday, February 23, 2019

Saturday's Critters #271

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During our recent trip to Ocean City Maryland we took a side trip to Assateague Island National Seashore. I love seeing the wild horses and at this time there was a surprise winter filly born a month or so ago. We saw it a few times during our walks and time at the park.  Here are some of the photos I took while at Assateague.

Gulls resting. The water is so calm on the bay side of the island. 



Our first sighting of the new filly and her mom Susi, they look alike. 




Assateague is always a great place to see the Yellow-rumped Warblers. 


A view of the butter-butt.


A cute bay pinto filly around a month old at the time of my photo. She was born in the coldest part of our winter which is unusual.  They are usually born in April, may or June. Good news is that the filly and her mom are both doing well.


The Mom named Susi Sole and her new foal who is not named just yet. The ponies are given alpha-numeric names when they are born. If you want to name a new filly you can win the Ebay auction


Another sighting of the Assateague wild horses, was right next to the parking lot.  They say to stay at least 40 ft from the wild horses.  Some people have trouble following the rules. We saw some people closer.



Assateague's wild horse population is around 80 horses on the Maryland side of the island.



When the horses came close to us, we walked further away and towards our car.  The pathway leads from the parking lot to the beach. 




I have to say the newest filly and Assateague pony is just adorable. 




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Saturday, March 17, 2018

Saturday's Critters #222

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day!



If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

These are photos from our short trip to Ocean City, Md and Assateague Nat'l Seashore.  I love seeing the wild ponies, we had some great sightings of the ponies and we also saw various birds.









We saw some of the horses while driving thru the campground. One horse walked up to the van's window, I think it was looking for food. We did not see it being fed, that is against the rules.



The Yellow-rumped Warblers were everywhere on the Assateague Island.



A closer look at the Yellow-rumped Warbler,



A Great Blue Heron




The Sanderlings were on the beach at Assateague.















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Saturday's Critters # 660

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