The little purple and pinkish Beach Pea wildflowers are blooming all over the Cape. I’ve seen at them at Fort Hill and at most of the beaches.
The Beach Pea is a vine-like plant with many irregularly shaped 1″ flowers suspended above the plant. They bloom in June and July along the dunes and salt marshes, so you have plenty of time to see them!
Interesting fact: They got their name because their fruit resembles a garden pea. So pretty, don’t you think?
The baby Bluebirds in our yard have fledged and are hungry! It has been so cute watching them as their parents fly down for the meal-worms and then feed them. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
These are some of the really sweet ones as the parents feed their young.
In the 4th photograph, the mom has the worm in her mouth while the little waits … patiently!
The last photograph was way too funny as the little one landed on the hummingbird feeder and tried to feed from it. So adorable!!
I was so surprised when I went to Nauset Beach the other day at low tide and saw how high the water comes up at high tide. You can see in the photographs that the water is almost up to the dunes. And with the area roped off for shorebird nesting, there isn’t much room at all for beach-goers when the tide comes in. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
It will be interesting to see how it all plays out this summer, especially with Nauset Light Beach having very limited parking because of delays in building their new restrooms. I’m sure Nauset Beach will get a good increase of beach-lovers!
It’s that time of the year when you can see the horseshoe crabs scurrying around in the water and occasionally when they mate. There was so much commotion in the water at Hemenway Landing that I decided to go investigate. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
You can see all of the horseshoe crabs along the shore moving about. I took a few photographs where you can see the ripples in the water as they propel forward. I had never noticed their eyes before… another first this season for me!
Have you ever noticed the horseshoe crab’s eyes?
