Category Archives: Cape Cod Blog

Gorgeous Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly On Cape cod

I saw  this gorgeous Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly feeding on a Butterfly Plant at the high school the other day. I thought it was just magnificent with the orange flowers in the background.

Spicebush Swallowtail butterflies are 3 1/2″ to 4 1/2″ in wingspan making them a large butterfly. They are so different in coloing when their wings are open and when their wings are closed.

So pretty, don’t you think?

 

Coast Guard Beach On Cape Cod Was Gorgeous!

It was a beautiful morning walk from Doane Rock to Coast Guard Beach, part of the National Seashore. The sun was shining and the temps were perfect.

I loved this photograph of the lifeguard chair on the beach before the crowds descended and with the surfers in the background. What do you think?

Beautiful Pink Everlasting Pea Wildflower On Cape Cod

The fields at Fort Hill in Eastham are filled with wild Everlasting Peas and they are so pretty as they dot the meadows. They are such a simple but elegant wildflower… one of my favorite’s. They grow all summer long so you should see them if you stop by.

Have you seen a wild Everlasting Pea this summer?

Lots Of Juvenile Baltimore Orioles In Our Yard On Cape Cod

With all of the birds having chicks in the past few weeks, we sure do have a lot of juvenile Baltimore Orioles in our yard. They seem to come here to feed from our “never ending Grape Jelly feeder,” for a drink and then a bath. Not bad!

This little guy was so cute in our bird bath. He almost matches the flowers in the background, huh?