We always see the Brants in the winter time out on the “islands” past Boat Meadow Beach, but rarely near the shore by the beach. So when these two Brants swam in and had lunch right in front of us, we were thrilled. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
They were far enough away that I could get out of the car and get a few photographs without scaring them away. We watched them for a while while they had their lunch which consists mostly of eel grass found in the tidal flats.
On the distant shores of one of the peninsulas were about 100 other Brants scavenging about on the edge of the shore. They are such a beautiful bird with that broken collar pattern on their necks.
It’s hard to believe that last Saturday I took my first bike ride of the year… and in shorts! The past couple of days have been so snowy on the beach, its been hard to take a walk on the bay side, especially at high tide. There are so many “icebergs!”
I took this photograph at Boat Meadow Beach yesterday in the early afternoon. The sky was so pretty in contrast with the snow and the tide was moving pretty quickly out to sea.
It was a beautiful, frigid day for a snowy walk along the beach on Cape Cod Bay. The sun, shining behind the clouds, was so pretty in the sky. You can even see the rock from Rock Harbor in the distance. It looks so small.
The weather the past few days here on Cape Cod has been spectacular! Yesterday it was in the low 50s and sunny. Its hard to believe that last week there was still ice on the bay and snow on the streets. Unbelievable!
I took this photograph at Boat Meadow at lunchtime when the tide was going out. Look at those clouds on the horizon… just beautiful!
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.
