I saw my first Harlequin Duck off of Nauset Beach on Cape Cod this week. I had never seen one before!
I was taking a walk along the beach when I saw these three diving ducks a little bit offshore. I wasn’t sure what kind of ducks they were so I took a few photographs. They looked pretty dark with two white spots on their heads.
As I looked them up in my Sibley Guide to Birds, I learned that an adult breeding Harlequin Duck is very colorful, where an adult non breeding Harlequin Duck looks just like this from November to May.
No matter what time of day or what the weather is, Rock Harbor in Orleans on Cape Cod always seems to have people dropping by whether to enjoy the scenery, have a cup of coffee or eat their picnic lunch.
We stopped by last weekend when the wind was really cranking. pretty, don’t you think? Have you ever been to Rock Harbor?
The weather was perfect yesterday afternoon with lots of sunshine, a little breeze and big waves at Nauset Beach in Orleans on Cape Cod.
At one point there were about 15 surfers all waiting for that perfect wave to ride. The beach was packed with onlookers watching all of the surfers in the middle of February sitting out in the Atlantic Ocean, as well as people enjoying a walk on such a gorgeous day.
