Another stop last week on our East Coast journey was a visit to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. It’s located on the Delaware Bay northeast of Dover. The refuge covers 16,251 acres. A portion contains several ponds and ditches along … Continue reading
My visit last week to Lake Mattamuskeet brought back a lot of great memories. My Grandfather owned property on the lake until his death in 1982. I went there almost every year from the 1960’s to the 1980’s. Around Thanksgiving … Continue reading
Finally, the weather’s a little cooler so it’s time to grab the camera, get out and shoot some images. We spent a few days this month along the Virginia coast checking out the shorebirds. Up near Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge we … Continue reading
The Wood Duck is arguably the most spectacular of all waterfowl. Some may say the closely related Asian Mandarin Duck is more beautiful or even the Harlequin Duck but, it’s hard to discount the amazing Wood Duck. The male in breeding … Continue reading
Directly across the James River from Jamestown, VA lies Hog Island. So named because English settlers back in the 1700’s used to keep their hogs out there. Today, it’s actually a peninsula and not an island at all. A series … Continue reading