This Seagull had the perfect spot to look out on Provincetown Harbor early this morning. Love the early morning colors. What do you think?
Tag Archives: Cape Cod Birding
My Daily Morning Greeter On Cape Cod!
Each morning when I wake up this little Downy Woodpecker is looking out of the birdhouse by our bedroom. If I try to go outside and get a good photograph of him, he flies away quickly. But if I’m inside, I can watch him for quite a while and he is very interesting to watch! (Click on blog link for other photo.)
I took this photograph looking through the screen. He is just so cute. You can even see the little patch of red on his head. Not a bad way to wake up in the morning!
Black-Capped Chickadee At Our Bird Bath On Cape Cod.
A Baltimore Oriole Was In My Yard Yesterday On Cape Cod!
I had never seen a Baltimore Oriole in the winter here on Cape Cod, so it was pretty exciting to see one in my yard yesterday! I had to look it up on my iPhone Sleuth Photo Recognizer to identify it. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
At first the Baltimore Oriole was on the ground eating whatever seeds or suet dropped from the feeder by the other birds when I remembered the grape jelly! I quickly got the grape jelly feeder dish and filled it up and hung it outside. (I usually put it away in early September.) Within a few minutes, he had found the feeder and was enjoying that jelly. (He eventually made it to some of the other seed feeders too.)
With the temperature of 9 degrees and a wind chill of minus 2 with gusty snow, it was bitter cold outside. This last photo shows him all tucked into a little ball trying to stay warm. I couldn’t even find his head!
Yesterday was a blast! I just sat by the window and clicked away. It was like an all-day show with the birds! Sometimes there were over 30-40 in the yard! What a treat!
We Got To See A Wild Care Cape Cod Release Yesterday!
Phil and I stopped at Boat Meadow Beach yesterday around lunch time to see if there were any birds, as it was low tide. (Click on blog link for other photos.) And, a couple of minutes later, a car drove up and a lady pulled 2 plastic tubs from her car. Hmmmm….
Might there be birds in them? I had seen many videos of Wild Care Cape Cod when they release their rehabilitated birds and they usually come in a plastic tub. I grabbed my phone and ran down near the water, just in time to watch her release 2 Seagulls and take videos as they flew away.
Very cool! Wild Care Cape Cod does an excellent job in caring for their wildlife whether it be birds, mammals, turtles… whatever. They are experts in their field. It was such a treat to see this! We were in the perfect place at the perfect time!