Showing posts with label May moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May moon. Show all posts

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Chincoteague Island NWR

I am linking up with Skywatch Friday  and Good Fences
I hope you can join in on the fun and share your fence scenes and pretty skies.

I am so behind sharing photos, these are images from our trip to Chincoteague back in the beginning of May. It was our 25th wedding anniversary on May 4th and we took this short getaway to Chincoteague Island Virginia. It is one of my favorite places, behind Hawaii which was where we went on our honeymoon. Chincoteague has it all the beach, the birds, wild horses and awesome sunrises and sunsets. I have some fence shots to share for Tex's Good Fences and I have some sunset and moon shots.


 A few of the birds of Chincoteague on the top row: Great Egrets with shorebirds, Cormorants with terns, Snowy Egret. Middle Row is the Tri-colored Heron, Black-bellied Plover and a Willet. Bottom row is the Eaglets on nest, Barn Swallow and a Short-billed Dowitcher.


Chincoteague ponies and a Cattle Egret


Chincoteague wild ponies with a newborn, fence shot at the pond and lighthouse. The bottom horse scene above has a fence, you have to look hard for it, lol.


Same newborn that is seen above with the Mom. It is so cute!!!!


Another newborn laying on the ground with Momma standing nearby.


There is nothing like having the beach almost to ourselves, it was a beautiful day.

The beach dunes are roped off for the nesting Oystercatchers and the Piping Plovers.



At Chincoteague the sun was setting over Tom's Cove, a pretty reflection.


We missed the moon coming out of the ocean, but the time we turned around from our sunset view the moon was already up.


My colorful moon. At the same time the sun was setting the moon was rising over the ocean. It was neat to look one way for the moon rising and to turn around and see the sun setting. Both were gorgeous scenes. I have more to share from our trip on another post. I hope you enjoyed our visit to Chincoteague Island, if you are ever in the area I highly recommend a visit..

Thanks for stopping by and for the nice comments..

To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit  Skywatch Friday
and check for more fence shots at Tex's Good Fences

Thanks to Theresa @ The Run*A*Round Ranch for hosting Good Fences and thanks to Sylvia, Yogi  and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday.    I wish everyone a happy day and weekend ahead..

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