Sometimes you just happen to be in the right place at the right time… and with camera in hand. (Click on the blog link for other photos.)
It was so much fun watching these 500+ Sanderlings moving around the mud flats while feeding at Nauset Marsh.
They seemed to move as a huge flock, often looking like they were performing water ballet in the sky. It was just spectacular!
It’s been so cold and so windy here on the Cape that sometimes it’s nice just to take a drive. We stopped at Fort Hill yesterday morning, not expecting to see anything. It was so windy, the car was shaking!
All of a sudden, I saw some movement in the grass. At first I thought it was a Flicker with its black patch on its breast, but then it lifted its head high and I could see bright yellow on its chest. Could it be an Eastern Meadowlark? What a treat to see this colorful bird on this frigid cold winter morning!
Have you be ever seen a Red-Breasted Merganser? They are the coolest looking birds with their “bad hair” days and their red eyes and beaks. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
You can see the difference in coloring between the male and female. The male is much more vibrant as the females are gray overall. So much fun to watch them!
