By Misty Thornton  [wzslider info="true"] It is the slow season now. The winter months that bring most seashore communities almost to a standstill. Some Chincoteague shop and restaurant owners are on vacation. The visitors to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in January and February are likely day trippers, arriving from Hampton Roads or perhaps

Reprinted from the National Wildlife Refuge Association The National Wildlife Refuge Association today expressed its strong support for Sally Jewell as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior following the Senate’s confirmation of her nomination last night.  Jewell’s appreciation for the outdoors and wildlife as well as her extensive knowledge of the

AND HERE’S AN INVITATION TO BECOME A MEMBER Nearly a year ago we set out to make some improvements to the Wild Pony Tales website, with an eye on taking some steps to make the money we would need if we are to continue.  In the early days of the site, a little over eight

Sandy ‘A Storm of Two Faces’ By Zack Hoverson and Robert Boswell As management at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island looks ahead to the upcoming release in January of its choice of a conservation plan, it again takes into account the wide impact of storms in recent history. Chosen from three plans

Story and Photos by Zackrey Hoverson Egrets are the most photographed birds on Assateague National Wildlife Refuge where about 1.4 million visitors go each year. There are few locations better suited to photograph Egrets than this Refuge on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with its canals, ponds and various waterways. Most commonly seen are the

By Zackrey Hoverson Nikhil Bahl, a nature photographer, presented what Assateague as a barrier island can offer  photographers. He encouraged those with cameras to look for simple photographs, and not include too much in their pictures. Nikhil spoke to an audience in the auditorium on Assateague Wildlife Refuge during Waterfowl Week, November 23. Nikhil is

By Wilma Young This article was written about 15 years ago when the writer was an 80 year old intern and senior volunteer with the Refuge. During that period she spent time in the Accomack County Library and the results were trail guides used by the rangers and a number of stories, all tied to

By Cyndel Brunell ”What kind of bird is that?” “How much smaller are the Chincoteague ponies from regular sized horses?” “Are there any foals this time of year?” “How deep is the water they swim in?” If you want answers to these questions and many more you should take the bus tour out into the