It was a gorgeous, windy day so we thought we’d go back to First Encounter Beach and watch the kite surfers while we ate our picnic lunch in the car. Wrong!
How funny! We had forgotten that the tide had changed just enough in those few days that it was dead low at lunchtime. So we sat and watched the people walking out on the flats… and then we took a walk too.
If you enlarge this photo, you can see the little specks of people walking way, way out there on the flats. Pretty cool!
I saw my first Double-Crested Cormorant this year at Rock Harbor a couple of days ago. What a treat! I love to watch them swim along and dive for food. They are so entertaining.
The Double-crested Cormorant is a medium-sized cormorant with an iridescent black body and an orange throat pouch. They frequently spread their wings to dry them.
This is the first one of the season for me… beautiful bird, don’t you think?
The waves were huge yesterday and perfect for surfing at Nauset Light Beach. There were a lot of surfers out there, some in groups and some solo, all looking for the perfect wave. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
It was a gorgeous day with temperatures in the low 50s with quite a steady breeze. It was perfect for a long walk on the beach and then a picnic in the car watching the surfers out in the water.
It is amazing that they will surf any day of the year if the conditions are right!
