Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is lovely, but it really should just be called mosquito paradise. If you go here and want to walk on any of the trails, insect spray will be necessary. I hate bug spray, but the mosquitoes are so bad, even I resorted to using it. However, the walk around the swamp was nice except for the mosquitoes. There were more swamp rose mallowes (Hibiscus moscheutos) in bloom than I have ever seen. I saw a few birds, but not that many. I would guess however that this is a great area to bird during migration season.
Swamp
Swamp with swamp roses
Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
grass
ferns
Common Cattail (Typha latifolia)
Common Cattail (Typha latifolia)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca), Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), and another shorebird