Fluffy Egret

 The fluffy egret was waiting for a bite to eat, in the canal that runs alongside Beach Road on the way to the Atlantic Ocean on Assateague Island. The egrets are a special attraction to visitors as they show unending patience while waiting for a catch. 

Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the widest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states and provides activities for visitors.  

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Portrait

Pausing for a moment on their way toward the corral during a roundup, these Chincoteague wild ponies create a real life portrait. The ponies are from the northern herd of Chincoteague ponies. They live on Assateague Island, a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. This barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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On the Move

These famous Chincoteague wild ponies are on the move after coming in to a holding area during a roundup. The ponies live on Assateague Island.

Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the widest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states and provides activities for visitors.  

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

This photograph was taken by one of the staff members of www.wildponytales.info, a web magazine that covers Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. For more photos and T Shirts visit our EBay store, http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Chincoteague-Wild-Pony-Tales.

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Afternoon Stroll

Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Happy Joggers

Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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legs

Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Watchful Eyes

Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Redtails in Velvet

Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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Assateague Island is a bridge away from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.   This Barrier Island runs along the Atlantic Coast for 37 miles from Virginia into Maryland. It is only three miles across at the narrowest point. The Assateague Island National Seashore manages the beach in both states.

On the Virginia side of the Island is the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year. People come from all over the world for bird watching, to see the wildlife and the mystical Chincoteague wild ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.  More than 320 species of birds are known to inhabit the Island during some portion of the year, traveling what is known as the Atlantic Flyway. Thousands of visitors also come to enjoy the white sand beach along ocean and to Pony Penning which is held the last week of July each year. At Pony Penning the foals are auctioned off to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company which owns the ponies. The ponies are also rounded up in the fall and spring when they are given vaccines and worm medicine. The ponies, about 150 of them, are divided into the southern and northern herds that roam the ranges on Assateague, named for the Native Americans who lived on the Island many years ago. The name means “A Running Stream Between.”

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