Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge A Curious Grasshopper © Kitt Amaritnant
A grasshopper rests on the side of the trail at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia Beach, Va. on Oct. 13, 2007. Photograph by Kitt Amaritnant.

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Catching a Breeze © Kitt Amaritnant
A great black-backed gull Larus marinus stands to catch a breeze from Atlantic Ocean at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Va. on Sept. 8, 2007. Photograph by Kitt Amaritnant.

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge A Lone Egret in a Golden Field © Kitt Amaritnant
A great egret Ardea alba stands motionlessly as he tries to hunt for fish as the sun is setting at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Va. on Sept. 8, 2007. Photograph by Kitt Amaritnant.

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Sunbathing © Kitt Amaritnant
A double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus dries himself off after a plunge at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Va. on Sept. 9, 2007. Photograph by Kitt Amaritnant.

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge A Flying Great Egret © Kitt Amaritnant
A great egret Ardea alba takes off from a marsh that he hunted for fish at the setting sun at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Va. on Sept. 8, 2007. Photograph by Kitt Amaritnant.

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Skimming over the Surface © Kitt Amaritnant
A black skimmer Rynchops niger skims over a surface of water for fish at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Va. on Sept. 8, 2007. Photograph by Kitt Amaritnant.

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Hunting for Fish © Kitt Amaritnant
A great egret Ardea alba picks off a fish at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Va. on Sept. 8, 2007. Photograph by Kitt Amaritnant.