There were 2 Snowy Egrets in the little pond near Boat Meadow on Cape Cod Bay. They were meandering about, looking for food.
I hadn’t seen a Snowy Egret in years and I was so surprised to see his bright yellow feet. I had forgotten how spectacular his feet were!
Snowy Egrets are tall birds of about 24″ and belong to the Heron family. They are all white with long black legs and yellow feet. They have a slender black bill with lores that are yellow.
Have you ever seen a Snowy Egret? Such a beautiful bird!
I saw this lonely Greater Scaup at Boat Meadow the other day. It was swimming and diving all alone. I had never seen one before so I clicked a few photographs to try to identify it.
And then when I was at Herring Cove in Provincetown I saw a flock of about 15-20 of them out in the water.
Greater Scaup about 18″ with the male having a gray back and sides of white with a dark green head. Females are a dark brown with a distinct white face.
These pretty little light blue Forget-Me-Not wildflowers caught my eye when we were walking around Provincetown. They are such a small and delicate wildflower with a golden “eye.” They grow to about 15.”
I had seen many of them out in Colorado but had not seen any here on Cape Cod, so it was a big treat to see the Forget-Me-Nots again!
We have had a blast visiting Provincetown on Cape Cod the past couple of weeks. There is so much to do and so much to see. Provincetown is noted for its excellent art galleries and excellent restaurants.
At the entrance to one of the docks where many artists have little shacks to display their work, there is a bench surrounded by colorful buoys.
What a perfect photo-op, don’t you think?
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.
