Category Archives: Cape Cod Birding

My First Bald Eagle On Cape Cod!

I had seen a post about a Juvenile Bald Eagle on Wednesday, so I thought I might try to see if I could find it. I went out early on Thursday morning and was I was in for a big surprise! There, high on the tree in the distance overlooking the water, was an adult Bald Eagle. Oh my!

This was another first for me on Cape Cod as I saw my first Snowy Owl about a month ago. So cool!!

Have you ever seen a Bald Eagle on Cape Cod?

Black And White Brants In Provincetown Harbor On Cape Cod.

These two Brants were swimming about in Provincetown Harbor looking for food every chance they got! (Click on blog link for other photos.)

A Brant is a small goose with a partial white ring on its black neck. During the winter, their diet consists mostly of eel grass found in the water, thus why they are constantly diving!

I’m sure a lot of people mistake them for a Canada Goose as the coloring is similar, but its that partial ring on its black neck that helps me identify them. Have you seen any Brants this winter?

Beautiful Swans On Nauset Marsh On Cape Cod.

I frequently see Swans on the Salt Pond by the Visitors Center but I rarely see them swimming on Nauset Marsh. They were just beautiful as I took a photograph of them through the opening of the trees at Fort Hill.

So pretty, don’t you think?

 

Long-Tailed Ducks At Wellfleet Harbor On Cape Cod.

There were so many Long-tailed Ducks at Wellfleet Harbor the other day, it was fun to try to photograph them as they dove under. (Click on blog link for other photos.)

I got a few photographs as they preened and washed themselves.

Beautiful bird, don’t you think? Have you ever seen a Long-tailed Duck?