We were hiking along the trail when Phil stopped to look at something on the side of the trail. I had totally missed it! There, camouflaged by the leaves, was a toad perfectly hidden in the leaves. Can you see it?
I saw a little movement on the sand at Coast Guard Beach and I could tell it was not a Piping Plover. I quickly got my camera and clicked away. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
As I looked at my photos, I could tell it was a Horned Lark. I had seen them there only once before, so that was pretty cool.
“The Horned Lark, with brown upper parts and white underparts, is distinctly known for its yellow face with a black mask which extends down, its two black “horns,” and its black bib.”
Did you know it’s the only Lark native to North America? Have you ever seen a Horned Lark?
The Indian Pipe wildflowers are blooming and gorgeous here on Cape Cod. Lacking chlorophyll which results in being totally white, they are a very unique wildflower. I’ve seen many of them over the years growing in our wooded yard.
“The entire plant is a translucent, “ghostly” white, sometimes pale pinkish-white and commonly has black flecks. The leaves are scale-like and flecked with black on the flower stalk. As the Latin epithet uniflora implies, the stem bears a single flower. Upon emerging from the ground, the flower is pendant (downwardly pointed).”
Have you ever seen an Indian Pipe wildflower?