The weather was gorgeous last weekend and brought a lot of people out to the Nauset Beach on Cape Cod to enjoy the sunshine and pleasant weather. It’s starting to feel like spring.
I loved this photograph of Nauset Beach with people everywhere. They were walking, collecting, sitting, relaxing, riding, surfing and just enjoying the ambiance of Nauset Beach, one of the premier beaches on the National Seashore on Cape Cod.
I saw my first Harlequin Duck off of Nauset Beach on Cape Cod this week. I had never seen one before!
I was taking a walk along the beach when I saw these three diving ducks a little bit offshore. I wasn’t sure what kind of ducks they were so I took a few photographs. They looked pretty dark with two white spots on their heads.
As I looked them up in my Sibley Guide to Birds, I learned that an adult breeding Harlequin Duck is very colorful, where an adult non breeding Harlequin Duck looks just like this from November to May.
Have you ever seen a Harlequin Duck?
The weather was perfect yesterday afternoon with lots of sunshine, a little breeze and big waves at Nauset Beach in Orleans on Cape Cod.
At one point there were about 15 surfers all waiting for that perfect wave to ride. The beach was packed with onlookers watching all of the surfers in the middle of February sitting out in the Atlantic Ocean, as well as people enjoying a walk on such a gorgeous day.
It doesn’t get much better…
It was a beautiful day to take a walk on Nauset Beach in Orleans on Cape Cod. It was warm and the sun was out and there wasn’t too much wind.
I saw this little Sanderling hanging out with the big Seagulls running back and forth between the waves as they came to shore.
I just loved the photograph. What do you think?
