I feel like I hit the jackpot yesterday when I went for a walk to Boat Meadow on Cape Cod. Thank goodness I had my camera. There were so many different birds!
It was almost high tide when this Willett was searching for food in the seagrass on the shore. It looks like he got a nice crab for lunch!
Willetts stand about 15″ tall with a wing span of 26.” When they fly, the ends of their wings are black with a wide white stripe down the middle. Very pretty…
As I was out and about I noticed all of the Turkey Vultures flying about near Boat Meadow. I counted nine of them. I thought, “There must be something dead that’s pretty big,” as Turkey Vultures are known for their scavenging.
And then when I got down to the beach at Boat Meadow I saw them all fly up onto this one roof. One of them is hidden behind another one.
It looked almost Halloweeny, don’t you think?
I was walking home the other day and looked up in the tree and there was this Red-tailed Hawk just sitting there. I’m sure he was searching for some food. I clicked away as he looked about. The sky was just gorgeous!
And then, when he started staring at me, I quickly left. I really didn’t want to be lunch! 🙂
Early yesterday morning we drove by Boat Meadow Marsh and my favorite bird, the Great Blue Heron, was standing among the reeds in the marsh. Perfect photo op. So when I got home I got my camera and walked back.
Blue (as I call him) was still there. Great! But only for a minute and then he flew away. Oh no! I missed him.
A couple of minutes later I saw 2 large birds flying in the sky. I thought they were courting. They seemed to be in sync.
It wasn’t until I went back and looked at my photographs closely that I realized that an Osprey was chasing the Great Blue Heron.
