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Fort Hill Wildflowers In Eastham On Cape Cod Are Breathtaking!

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The wildflowers at Fort Hill in Eastham on the National Seashore on Cape Cod are breathtaking! Everywhere you turn there are colorful wildflowers.

I went for a walk there a few days ago and the wildflowers were amazing. Today, there are more than 6 varieties of wildflowers that were not out a few days ago. I just happily clicked away!

Don’t miss Fort Hill on the National Seashore if you are on Cape Cod this summer. It is spectacular!

Pink Stork’s Bill Wildflowers At Fort Hill In Eastham On Cape Cod

The pink Stork’s Bill wildflowers at Fort Hill in Eastham on Cape Cod were spectacular. They were such a vibrant shade of pink!

Stork’s Bill are small pink flowers with 5 petals in  long-stemmed umbrels. The flowers are tiny, only 3/4″ and bloom from April to October.

Have you ever seen a  Stork’s Bill wildflower?

The Purple Lupine Is Spectacular At Fort Hill In Eastham On Cape Cod

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If you want to see gorgeous purple Lupine, go to Fort Hill in Eastham on Cape Cod. There is a huge field of it and it is just spectacular!

I don’t think I have ever seen such a field that is so pretty filled with Lupine.

Have you ever seen the Lupine at Fort Hill?

Beautiful Northern Bobwhite At Fort Hill In Eastham On Cape Cod

We stopped at Fort Hill yesterday hoping to see some butterflies or some new wildflowers and were greeted by the Northern Bobwhite calling his distinct call, “Bob WHITE!”bobwhitesinging

When I was a little girl my Dad, who was a bird lover, taught me many of the different bird calls. When I heard this “Bob WHITE!” I turned to Phil and said, “It’s a Northern Bobwhite. I remember the call from my Dad.” I have not heard it in probably 50 years, nor have I seen a Bobwhite in probably that long.

We stood there as one Northern Bobwhite flew out of the brush, followed by another one. One landed on a nearby tree where we got some good photographs.  He stood on the branch and sang out “Bob WHITE!” for about 20 minutes!

You can see his exquisite colors in the first photograph and him singing away in the second photograph.

We looked up on our bird identification app and Fort Hill is the only place on Cape Cod that anyone has seen a Northern Bobwhite this year!

Such an unbelievable treat!