These two Brants were swimming about in Provincetown Harbor looking for food every chance they got! (Click on blog link for other photos.)
A Brant is a small goose with a partial white ring on its black neck. During the winter, their diet consists mostly of eel grass found in the water, thus why they are constantly diving!
I’m sure a lot of people mistake them for a Canada Goose as the coloring is similar, but its that partial ring on its black neck that helps me identify them. Have you seen any Brants this winter?
I frequently see Swans on the Salt Pond by the Visitors Center but I rarely see them swimming on Nauset Marsh. They were just beautiful as I took a photograph of them through the opening of the trees at Fort Hill.
There were so many Long-tailed Ducks at Wellfleet Harbor the other day, it was fun to try to photograph them as they dove under. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
I got a few photographs as they preened and washed themselves.
Beautiful bird, don’t you think? Have you ever seen a Long-tailed Duck?
I was coming out of the post office the other day when I looked up and saw these two Red-tailed Hawks sitting high in the tree above me. Hmmm… I have never seen two hawks sitting side-by-side in a tree.
Have you ?
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.