Pocasset Harbor MA "41:41.03N 70:38.33W"
VulcanSpirit
Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Sun 21 Aug 2011 12:41
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We stopped here overnight on 12 August, having been
invited by an Irish ex-pat that we met on another Hallberg Rassy yacht in Somes
Sound, Maine. This tiny, beautiful, inlet is at the top end of Buzzard's Bay on
the Cape Cod side. There was just enough room for us to anchor after a tight
entrance (only 4.0m depth) but it was really lovely. Our friends Dave &
Sally had us for dinner at their house, only walking distance from the beach.
On the way out the following morning we saw this
'bird box' in a neighbour's garden. Not many people can claim to have an
osprey's nest in the garden - only in America! Interestingly this nest was being
used as a nesting place for smaller birds at the same time. Ospreys vigorously
defend their nest from predators, so the lower levels of their nest are a very
safe site for sparrows and the like. A bit like a block of flats with a
penthouse.
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