Milkweed Wildflower Seeds Are Ready To Disperse In The Wind On Cape Cod

Milkweed wildflower seeds are ready to blow wherever  they want here on Cape Cod. You can see the pods are open and bursting with white fluff and attached seeds. The seeds will just disperse in the wind.

The Milkweed plant is the stable plant that the beautiful Monarch butterflies feed upon. There are a lot of Milkweed plants all over Cape Cod where you can see the Monarchs.

I saw this Milkweed plant at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary where you can see many Monarchs in the summer months. I also have seen many Milkweed plants at Fort Hill which is also a favorite place of the Monarch butterflies.

I wonder if the seeds will still be there the next time I visit the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

Yellowpatch Skipper On Cape Cod

Most of the butterflies are gone for the year but I saw this Yellowpatch Skipper feeding on a Knapweed wildflower. The colors of the skipper were shades of orange and brown. I had never seen one before.

Skippers, part of the butterfly family,  are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have the antenna tip modified into a narrow hook-like projection which you can see in the photograph.

Have you ever seen a Yellowpatch Skipper?

Fall Reflection At The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

The leaves are starting to turn colors as the days are getting shorter and cooler. I loved this photograph of the reflections from the  Silver Spring Trail at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. There were so many Lily Pads in the water, but their flowers had gone by quite  a while ago.

The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary has so much to offer. We see something new each time we go. It is such a treat!

Hairy Woodpecker On Our Backyard Tree On Cape Cod

It was  pouring rain a few days ago when this Hairy Woodpecker clung to the side our our pine tree for it seemed like hours… maybe a good half hour. It seemed like such a long time. I had never seen a woodpecker stay in the same place for so long, especially in the daytime.

I guess it was raining so hard, this was the best place he could find to hang out!