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Found in the marsh at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
These were covering the ground in the drier, sandier areas of the salt marsh.
multiple erect branching. Aka pickleweed ...
From Wikipedia: "Salicornia virginica (American glasswort,
Western pygmy blue butterfly on pickleweed ...
This is an endangered Belding's Savannah Sparrow. They're native to the coastal ...
Salt-tolerant plant with bubble-like segments. Many of them were reddish.
Evergreen succulent-type shrub conditioned to thrive in salty soil
The light-footed clapper rail is a federally- and state-listed endangered ...
Beautifle white egret with yellow lore, black beak, silky white feathers, black ...
The large Clapper Rail is abundant in saltwater marshes and mangrove swamps ...