I loved this photograph and reflection of a Snowy Egret at Goose Pond at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. He had just caught a fish and his bill was still wide open.
Pretty cool, don’t you think? Love the yellow around his eye…
Category Archives: Cape Cod Birding
Lots Of Northern Bobwhites At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.
Yesterday was one of those days when it was cloudy and cool enough to take a nice walk at Fort Hill in the afternoon. Usually it gets too hot by then. I thought maybe we might see some new wildflowers or perhaps, a butterfly or two. We most often see birds in the morning or evening, not in the middle of the day. (Click on blog link to see more photographs.)
Little did we know that we would see six Northern Bobwhites walking on the trail. Two at a time in 3 different locations. What a treat! We haven’t seen one yet this year but have frequently heard their call, “Bob-white! Bob-white!” I learned this call from my Dad when I was a little girl, as he was an avid birder and I have never forgotten it. It is so clear and so distinct!
Most of the time they were on the trail in front of us running down the trail while we tried to get a photograph. They were pretty quick. And just when we were giving each other a fist bump, we would see 2 more walking along the trail. It was really cool!
Have you seen a Northern Bobwhite this year? There are obviously quite a few at Fort Hill and they do like to walk the trails… with us! 🙂
Red-Winged Blackbird In Our Little Bird Bath On Cape Cod!
The birds just love the  little bird bath in our backyard. This Red-winged Blackbird was enjoying himself immensely as he dunked up and down and splashed around. (Click on blog link to see other image.)
I never knew that Red-winged Blackbirds were backyard birds, but we have a few this summer who hang out here quite a bit. I’m loving it!
Baby Red-Bellied Woodpecker Getting Fed In Our Yard On Cape Cod!
I knew there was a family of Red-bellied Woodpeckers living in the tree on the edge of our lot. I hadn’t seen any of the babies yet, but knew there were some in there.
And then mom and one baby flew down to get a bite to eat in our yard. Mom was getting seed off of the ground and feeding the little one, who looks almost as big as her! Â It was almost dusk, so the lighting was not the best.
So cute, don’t you think?
Immature Male Orchard Oriole At Our Feeder On Cape Cod!
I saw this yellow bird with a black throat and mask at our feeder the other day and said, “What kind of bird is that?” It was beautiful and one that I had never seen before. In doing some research, it is an immature male Orchard Oriole.
Have you ever seen an immature male Baltimore Oriole? Very cool… it even has a bit of jelly in its beak.