I led a group of wonderful people and great photographers down to Bombay Hook and Assateague (Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge) this week. Jim photographed a FOX at Bombay Hook thursday.
We had SNOW in Bombay Hook Thursday and Friday and on the way down to Assateague. It was very cold the first day (Saturday) but we all managed to get some great photos. It warmed up Sunday and it was even warmer Monday. We shared great meals, conversations and photographs.
There were lots of critters to keep us our lenses focusing: Wild Horses, Sika Deer, Raccons, the DelMarVa squirrel (only 150 left) and BIRDS galore -- Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Cormorants, King Fisher, Immature and Mature Black Crowned night herons, Tundra Swans, Lesser Scaup, Buffalohead ducks (two males and over 20 females), Teal Wing Ducks, Mallard Ducks, Sand pipers, Plovers, Yellow legs, Cardinals, Swallows, Mockingbirds, Osprey, tens of thousands of snow geese, and a few Bald Eagles (who chased the geese to try and cause a "traffic accident" -- we even watched one eagle pluck the feathers off a snow goose that it caught and ate).
We got up BEFORE the crack of daawn and were all set up with our tripods at 6:20am for the pre-dawn, the sunrise and the BLAST OFF. What a sound, quite a cacophony as the tens of thousands all fly off enmass.
I created a 15 minute video and we watched it Monday night right after a great dinner at Don's.
To view that video pelase go to my photodex online slideshow gallery:
http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewshow.html?fl=3054263&alb=0
Here is a short version -- a video with photographs that we all took these last few days. It is very evident that everyone had a successful time photographically! We hope to go back in Fall 2010 when there will be a full moon during this week.
Photographs by:
William Barnett
Patricia Brundage
Lisa & Tom Cuchara
Antoinette & Bernie Gombeda
Paula Hoostowski
Gerri & Jack Mahon
Jo-Ann & Lou Messina
James Santerre
Harold & Jackie Sisken
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