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Cape Cod Birding, Cape Cod Blog, Cape Cod Photography

We Have A New Tenant In Our Bird House: An Eastern Screech Owl!

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We were so excited to check on our Owl House and see an Eastern Screech Owl had moved in. What a treat! (Click on blog link for other photo.)

We put it up a couple of years ago hoping that an owl would live in it, so we were very excited when we saw this little head sticking out of the hole. Maybe  we’ll even see some  little ones this season? How cool would that be!

Fun Facts:
1. Eastern screech-owls can rotate their heads 270 degrees. They have 14 vertebrae in their necks (humans have only 7).
2. They have asymmetrical ear openings. One ear is higher than the other to help them pinpoint sound.

 

 

 

Cape Cod Beaches, Cape Cod Blog, Cape Cod Photography, Cape Cod Wildlife

Harp Seal Resting On This Cape Cod Beach With The Help Of IFAW.

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We all should be so thankful  to IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, for their  work around the globe to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife. (Click on blog link for other photos.)

I took a walk to the beach yesterday when I saw a car in the parking lot that had an IFAW sign in its window, so I knew something was going on. As I walked down the beach, I saw 2 white signs on the beach a good distance apart. There was also a volunteer from IFAW who was guarding the Harp Seal who was resting up on the beach. It is recommended that people stay at least 100 feet away from these endangered seals.

We had an interesting discussion while he described the number of seals that IFAW has rescued in the past few days on the Cape, which was quite a few.

The Harp Seal lives in the cold waters of the North Atlantic and  Arctic Oceans. They will “ungulate” their bodies to produce forward movement so they can move up onto the beach to rest. They will head back to the water at a later high tide.  Interesting fact: The Harp Seals get their name from the black spot on their back that looks like a harp.

I sure was at the beach at the perfect time. What a great experience! Have you ever seen a Harp Seal?

Cape Cod Blog, Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Cod Photography

Gorgeous, Foggy Sunrise Over Nauset Marsh On Cape Cod.

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We were in our way home from the gym and it was really foggy outside. Just as we drove by the Salt Pond we could see the sun trying to peek through the fog.

Thinking we might get a nice photo over Nauset Marsh, we stopped the car at Hemenway Landing. We sure were not disappointed. Gorgeous, don’t you think? Looks like bolt of lightning piercing the sun…