Eastern Neck NWR, 7/26/2012

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Zebra Swallowtail
Yesterday I went with a friend to Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge--an Island just north of the Bay Bridge in Chesapeake Bay.  We went to find bird species, and we found many, but we were more surprised and delighted by all the butterflies, moths and other insects we saw on the refuge.

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Zebra Swallowtail
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Hummingbird Moth
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Silver Spotted Skipper
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Wasp
That's not to say that we didn't see some fine birds as well.  In particular, I enjoyed photographing the Least Terns that were on the island.

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Least Tern
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Least Tern
Other highlights were seeing many Blue Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings and Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers.

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Blue Grosbeak
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Indigo Bunting
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Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
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  1. Steven TuckerJuly 29, 2012 at 1:17 AM

    Really nice pic of the juv. Least Tern...I have to say the "zebra" and the "hummingbird" are my favorites, Ive never even heard of a hummingbird moth before...it looks like it has a hummingbird tail. WTF? Awesome.


    I birded that part of Virginia once but didnt make it to Eastern Neck...maybe next time.

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