BRENT PENNINGTON – A great egret hunts in a canal at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Chincoteague, VA, on 10 May 2025. BRENT PENNINGTON – A great egret hunts in a canal at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Chincoteague, VA, on 10 May 2025. BRENT PENNINGTON – A great egret


Chincoteague Gulls
BRENT PENNINGTON – A ring-billed gull on the beach at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague, VA, on the morning of 10 May 2025. BRENT PENNINGTON

Chincoteague Sunrise Day 1
BRENT PENNINGTON – Sunrise on the beach at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, VA, on the morning of 10 May 2025. BRENT PENNINGTON – Sunrise on

Surf Birds
The best part about visiting the beach is the chance to work with shorebirds – at least, it is for me. I am an equal

Longwood Gardens
Earlier this spring – a couple of weeks before the native wildflowers were blossoming up north – I made the trek down to Kennet Square,

Trout Lilly
Although the field guide I consulted tells me that trout lillies are common throughout the region, this is the first one I can recall having