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Posing Seagull At Nauset Marsh On The National Seashore On Cape Cod

I was just finishing a little hike at Fort Hill which overlooks Nauset Marsh when I saw this seagull posing on the fence post with Nauset Marsh and the Coast Guard Station in the background. He stayed there for quite a while, changing his pose periodically.

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I couldn’t decide which one I liked better… the one where he is looking straight at me (which is the first one I took) or the one that shows his silhouette.

Which one do you like better?

Beautiful Northern Flickers In Our Yard On Cape Cod

These two Northern Flickers, part of the woodpecker family,  were foraging in the leaves around our yard, looking for some food. I loved how I could get a photograph of the two of them… one so you can see its front and the other so you can see its back. Their markings are amazing.

In this second photograph you can really see its underside which is so pretty and almost looks like down. Look at those black dots on its feathers. Just beautiful…

Beautiful Day At First Encounter Beach On Cape Cod

This was such a pretty day at First Encounter Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod Bay. This is the beach where a hunting expedition from the sailing vessel the Mayflower,  “first encountered” Native Americans in 1620.

Pretty cool, don’t you think?