Yesterday was one of those picture perfect mornings at Coast Guard Beach and there were lots of old-time surfers in the water enjoying the waves. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
It was fun watching them ride the small waves. We even saw a seal swimming about!
We were taking a walk on Coast Guard Beach the other day, looking for the Piping Plover, when we heard all this chatter up in the tall grass. Their sounds did not sound familiar, so we decided to investigate. And there was a Horned Lark scurrying around in the grass. How cool, as it’s not one we usually see.
The Horned Lark, the only true Lark in North America, is a small brown songbird with a distinctive head pattern with namesake “horns” which are little tufts of feather. Have you ever seen or heard a Horned Lark?
The Piping Plovers are back at Coast Guard Beach and what a treat it is to see them scurrying about. (Click on blog link for other photos.) Rarely do we see 3 of them so close to each other.
During breeding season, which is now, their black neck bands are more pronounced. The juveniles do not have a neck band.
This one looked like she was sitting on a nest as she scrunched into the indentation in the sand.
It is so awesome that these gorgeous birds come back here every year to breed. We are so lucky!
I love beach fences… there are so many of them on Cape Cod and they are each so unique. We saw this one and thought it made such a pretty photograph. What do you think? Do you know where it is located?
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.