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Happy Ending For This Thick-Billed Murre Because of Wild Care Cape Cod!

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Thank you, Wild Care Cape Cod! You rehabilitated a struggling Thick-billed Murre, known as #55,  back to health over the past 3 weeks. And, on Monday, he was released back into the wild.  (Click on blog link for additional story and photos.) Such a happy ending for this beautiful bird!

The first photo shows #55 and a Common Murre swimming in Wild Care’s Seabird Therapy Pool, which can be warm or cold, saline or fresh. It is also known as “Wild Care’s Day Spa.” This helps them get used to the water again and to make sure they are waterproof. Having the 2nd bird there really helped our Murre recover faster.

The 2nd photo shows the crate where it stayed for the first few days while they were evaluating it and trying to make a diagnosis.

The last 2 photos are screen shots of the video taken by Kerry Reid, Wild Care’s office administrator, when he was released on Cole Rd. Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod Bay on Monday. One shows when he was first let out of the crate and the 2nd one shows him flying away…

What a wonderful ending to a struggling seabird that we found in the middle of  one of the roads in Nickerson State Park 3 weeks ago.

Thank you Wild Care Cape Cod for the amazing work that you do. And thank you, Kerry, for providing us with some awesome photos and video.

Cape Cod Beaches, Cape Cod Blog, Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Cod Photography

The Changing Dunes At Coast Guard Beach On Cape Cod.

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I thought it would be interesting to see  some photographs of the dunes at Coast Guard Beach over the past few years. (Click on blog link to see additional photos.) The 1st two photos were taken on Feb.23, 2020.

The 3rd photo was taken on January 17, 2018. The dunes look pretty similar from 2018  to now. But, if you look at the last photograph, there is a huge difference. This one was taken on Feb. 19, 2017. The dunes are considerably smaller. (The photographs were all taken at the same dune, by the entrance trail to the beach.)

In the winter of 2018, we had a couple of violent Nor’easters that decimated the beaches and dunes on Cape Cod. So far this has been a very mild winter. We’re keeping our fingers crossed.

Unbelievable how the dunes have changed over the years… Mother Nature always wins.