I was so surprised to see two little Bluebird chicks getting fed on our bird feeders the other day. These Bluebirds must have had a second (or third!) “brood” this summer, so there are still some little chicks around! (Click on blog link for other photo.)
This little guy was just waiting for mom to come and feed him. So cute!
Did you know that: “A bluebird clutch normally contains 4 to 5 eggs, with a full range of 2 to 7 eggs per nesting cycle. The female lays one egg each day and starts incubating only after the final egg is laid so they hatch together. They raise 1 to 3 broods per year.”
I saw the sky turning pink, so I jumped on my bike and headed out to the salt marsh. Oh my! That sunrise was just spectacular! Did you get to see it? What a reflection on the water!
It was a gorgeous day for a walk on Coast Guard Beach. We lucked out as the tide was going out, so we could walk all the way down the spit. We were so surprised to see so many sandbars, and big sandbars, all along the shore. Have been to Coast Guard Beach lately?
We stopped at the beach the other day just to sit on the bench and enjoy a beautiful summer afternoon on the Cape. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
There were these two “jetboards” that were on shore ready to be taken out. We had never seen one before, so this was really cool! They are run by batteries and controlled by a hand-held device. You can see how they can elevate themselves in the water. Wow! Have you ever seen one of these new Jetboards?
There were still a lot of Piping Plovers scurrying around on the flats at low tide looking for food on Coast Guard Beach a couple of days ago. This little guy looked like a newbie this summer… so cute!
Sunrises at Coast Guard Beach are always gorgeous. This sunrise, looking down the path to the beach, was just breath-taking! Love those little, dark wispy clouds! What do you think?
It’s always fun to see the seals along Coast Guard Beach. They were all lazing in the water about without a care in the world. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
And then, every once in a while, there would be some commotion and they would all scramble about and dive underwater… was there a predator nearby?
I was so surprised to see so many Butter and Eggs wildflowers blooming at Fort Hill. It was a surprise splash of yellow dotting the meadows! (Click on blog link for close-up photo.)
Sometimes if you see the sunrise in the east, turn to the west and you might be pleasantly surprised. The sun this morning was huge and orange as it rose above the horizon, but if you turned around looking out over Cape Cod Bay, it was a soft, pastel sky. So pretty and so different depending on which way you are facing.
