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.
I was walking along the shore of Cape Cod Bay when this Willett flew in about 15 feet from me. He sauntered about for a minute until he turned around and saw me. And off he flew…
This was such a pretty photograph of Boat Meadow at high tide on Cape Cod. The tides on Cape Cod Bay have a huge swing from high to low. At low tide you can walk for miles whereas at high tide the water gets pretty close to shore.
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