I loved this photograph of Boat Meadows in Eastham on Cape Cod at dusk the other night.
It’s amazing that so many people love to drive to the beaches at all times of the day to take in the beautiful and ever-changing scenery.
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Grey And White Sanderlings At Nauset Beach In Orleans On Cape Cod
4,093 viewsIt was a glorious day to take a walk at Nauset Beach in Orleans on Cape Cod with warm temperatures and gusty winds. I walked quite a ways down the beach in a direction that I don’t usually go. It was so pretty.
On the way back I noticed what I thought was some foam from the waves, but it looked too uniform. As I got closer I realized that it was 8 little white and grey birds all huddled together. They moved in unison. If one hopped to the right, they all hopped to the right. They were just adorable.
I stopped and clicked away, wondering what they were. When I got home I looked them up in my Sibley Bird Book and saw that they are adult nonbreeding Sanderlings. Sanderlings are small, plump sandpipers with a stout bill about the same length as the head. Their black legs blur as they run back and forth on the beach, picking or probing for tiny prey in the wet sand left by receding waves.
Sanderlings are extreme long-distance migrants that breed only on High Arctic tundra, but during the winter they live on the beaches around the world.
I had never seen a Sanderling before, have you?
Nauset Beach Waves In Orleans On Cape Cod Were Spectacular!
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Beautiful Swan Silhouette On Meeting House Pond In Orleans On Cape Cod
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Huge Waves At Nauset Light After The Blizzard Last Weekend On Cape Cod
15,741 viewsThe morning after the blizzard this past weekend on Cape Cod saw waves that were unreal! They were huge. You couldn’t see any beach or sand at any of the beaches that we stopped at which included Boat Meadows, Nauset Beach, Nauset Light Beach and Coast Guard Beach. The waves consumed the entire beach!
Spectacular, don’t you think?
Boat Meadows On Cape Cod After The Blizzard
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The Finest Hours Movie Of The CG36500 Rescue Off Of Cape Cod Will Be Released January 29, 2016
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The Disney blockbuster movie, The Finest Hours, will hit movie theaters on January 29, 2016. It is a true story of of the US Coast Guard’s most daring rescue off of Chatham on Cape Cod.
The CG36500, which was built in 1946, was decommissioned in 1968 and eventually fell into disrepair. The Orleans Historical Society acquired ownership and restored the vessel.
The CG36500 is docked at Rock Harbor in Orleans during the summer months and is operated as a “floating museum,” open to visitors.
The book was awesome, so check out the movie! I am so looking forward to seeing this daring rescue.
Disney’s Finest Hours Blockbuster Movie Based On The Book To Be Released On January 29, 2016
5,205 viewsOn January 29, 2016 Disney will release the blockbuster film, The Finest Hours, which is a true story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue. It took place off of Chatham on Cape Cod in 1952. Four Coast Guard crewmen set out in a small vessel in Chatham to rescue 33 men stranded aboard the SS Pendeleton after the ship split in half during a legendary nor’easter.
We had the privilege a couple of months ago to attend a book presentation and signing, sponsored by the Eastham Library, of The Finest Hours author, Michael J. Tougias. It was spellbinding as he related his research and writing of his book.
I will post photographs of the actual boat tomorrow that is docked at Rock Harbor in Orleans on Cape Cod during the summer months. It is a must to see if you come to visit Cape Cod and unbelievable that 33 men plus crew fit on this small vessel.