This morning was just, meh. Few migrants, weather getting colder, and nothimg shocking to report. However, that doesn't mean there was not a whole lot of loveliness, and a chuckle or two to be found around Cape May Point.
If there are no birds, well why can't you eat flowers, or butterflies?
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| Beach Plums (Prunus maritimus) at Higbee's Beach |
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| More Beach Plums at Higbee's Beach |
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| close-up of Beach Plum blossoms |
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| Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici) on Virginia Creeper |
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| My left pinky finger to give a sense of scale. Blurry, but the you get the idea. That is one chilly Elfin to allow such an approach. |
And the dunes have a dusting of lavender. Though I must admit, whenever I see it, I think of the nasty member of the Owsla at Sandleford Warren of the same name, who stole Fiver's cowslips. Pity, because it is a sweet little flower. And, it's purple.
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| Toadflax patches in at South Cape May |
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| Banks of Toadflax |
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| close-up of Toadflax flowers |
And this Cardinal simply would not move this morning. I think his suspensors were stalled and the pleasure barge was in the shop. He clearly only spoke Huttese as a show of respect to his kind.
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