I saw this blue star-shaped wildflower just outside the Visitor’s Center at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary a few days ago. It was so pretty but I have no idea what kind of wildflower it is. I’ve looked in my wildflower books and searched on the internet, but to no avail.
Does anyone know what kind of wildflower this Is?? So pretty, don’t you think?
I took this photograph of this Painted Lady butterfly last September at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary when they were so prolific in this area. They were everywhere! I thought the side view was so cool. I even like that you can only see its camouflage colors.
I loved this silhouette of the Great Blue Heron while he was feeding on the mudflats at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. I thought it was such a dramatic photograph.
Cape Cod Bay beaches are still filled with huge ice chunks from the storm last week. We couldn’t believe how many chunks there were when we drove to First Encounter Beach in Eastham. You cannot even walk on the beach; there are way too many icebergs. And, as you look out to the bay, all you see is white… no water, just snow. It is truly amazing.
The second photograph is from the Goose Pond Trail at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. You can see the huge chunks that washed up from the marsh over the boardwalk from the storm last week.
People who have lived here for decades have never seen anything like it. Unbelievable!
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.