There’s nothing prettier than a Cape Cod sunset over the salt marsh. Love the reflection on the water.
So Many Great Picnic Spots On Cape Cod.
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Do You See Goofy On this Trail On Cape Cod?
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The Protection Ropes For The Piping Plovers Are Up At Coast Guard Beach On Cape Cod.
334 viewsThe ropes are up at Coast Guard Beach deterring the public from walking through the nesting Piping Plovers. You can see the posts all the way down the beach to Nauset Spit, with rope connecting them. Hopefully, people will obey these rules and the Piping Plovers can nest in peace. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
“Mass Audubon’s Coastal Waterbird Program (CWP) is one of the most effective entities working to protect coastal birds and barrier beaches in North America. The CWP was first launched in 1986 in response to declining populations of Piping Plovers—newly listed that year under the Endangered Species Act—and terns in Massachusetts.
In partnership with federal, state, and municipal agencies (along with private landowners), the program helped to recover the number of nesting Piping Plovers in the state from 135 pairs in 1986 to 1,200 pairs in 2024—more than 50% of the entire Atlantic Coast population.”
We are so lucky to have these beautiful little birds nesting on our beaches!
What A Reflection At Arey’s Pond On Cape Cod!
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Very Rare Cattle Egret At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.
415 viewsIt was a gorgeous afternoon, so I decided to take a hike at Fort Hill. I didn’t expect to be see anything new as it was later in the day, but I brought my camera, just in case. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
As I was heading down the trail, I scared an Egret nearby. It flew across the meadow. What was an Egret doing in the meadow at Fort Hill?
And then I remembered seeing one here a while back when I had the same thought. In doing some research, it was a Cattle Egret and very rare to see around here. I did a bit more research and realized I’d only seen a Cattle Egret here twice before, in 2017 and 2021. Wow!
The Cattle Egret is “known for its unique habit of foraging in dry grasslands and pastures, often following livestock to eat insects stirred up by their movement,” thus getting its name, Cattle Egret. Have you ever seen one? What a treat!
I stopped in The Bird Watcher’s Store and Mike, the owner, was most impressed! He said you never see them around here!
Spring In Eastham On Cape Cod.
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Beautiful Surf Scoter At Coast Guard Beach On Cape Cod.
263 viewsWe took a walk on Coast Guard Beach the other day, hoping to see some Piping Plovers, but there were none to be found. But, we did see this little flock of blackish-colored birds out in the water. Hmmmm… I wonder what they were.
We zoomed in and took some photographs and then put them on our iPhone Sleuth app and learned they were Surf Scoters.
“The Surf Scoter is a large sea duck native to North America. Adult males are almost entirely black with characteristic white patches on the forehead and the nape and adult females are slightly smaller and browner. Surf scoters breed in Northern Canada and Alaska and winter along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.” Pretty soon, they’ll be heading back up to Canada and Alaska!