A Short Photographic Tour of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Photography by John Horm |
Perhaps best known for the wild ponies, Chincoteague also has many migratory waterfowl. |
There is a large deer herd that comes out of hiding in the evening to feed. |
And of course the ponies. |
The birds are cattle egret that hitch rides on the ponies. |
There are other forms of wildlife as well. See the crab? |
These are only a few of the several hundred photos I took during a recent two day visit. |
This small sampling of photos is intended to give you a feel for Chincoteague and its wildlife inhabitants. For humans, the preferred mode of transportation on the island is a bicycle. If you don't have your own, there are a number of rental shops just outside the refuge. Equipment: Nikon D1x, 80-400 VR lens, 24-120 lens, SB-28 flash, 1.4 converter. All photos were handheld - I haven't figured out how to carry a tripod on my bike. Note: All photos have been reduced in size and highly compressed. |
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