Island Of Seals Off Of Coast Guard Beach In Eastham On Cape Cod

We took a walk on Coast Guard Beach in Eastham down to Nauset Spit and saw what was a huge “island of seals” not far off of the beach. There were hundreds of them. We had seen a few seals here and there along the coast but never this many. No wonder the Great White Sharks like to come nearby waters to feast.

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There must be  a sandbar where they all congregate. It was low tide when we took our walk…I wonder if they are still there at high tide?

Gorgeous Evening For A Walk on Nauset Light Beach In Eastham On Cape Cod

It was a spectacular evening to take a walk on Nauset Light Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod. The clouds were so pretty with a little breeze on the water. There were still q lot of people on the beach, some with picnic dinners to enjoy their waning summer days.

Have you ever been to Nauset Light Beach on Cape Cod?

Cute Little Muskrat At The Mass Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary In Wellfleet On Cape Cod

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We were taking a hike along the Silver Spring Trail at the Mass Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary the other day when I saw some movement among the Pond Lilies. A turtle could not cause that much movement. What could it be?

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We watched this little Muskrat swim across the little inlet and then come up on shore about 3 feet from us. It was very dark in the shade and there were a lot of branches and leaves, but we got a couple of photographs of him.

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He’s about the size of a rat. Look at those feet and that long tail. Have you ever seen a Muskrat?

Beautiful Black Swallowtail Butterfly At My Home On Cape Cod

I have never seen a Black Swallowtail before it landed on one of my Zinnias in my backyard yesterday. I happened to see it out of the corner of my eye so I ran and got my camera and clicked away. He was just beautiful.

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The Black Swallowtail is a large butterfly with its wingspan up to 3.5″. It is mostly black with iridescent blue on its hindwings and  rows of yellow with an orange eyespot. You can in the 2 photographs how different it looks with its wings open and closed.

So pretty, don’t you think?