After a busy open house at 1204 Clearbrook Place on Saturday, I was able to take a break and visit Mud Bay, Bellingham, WA.

Mud Bay is located by Chuckanut Village & Chuckanut drive on the East, the Briza area on the North, and the Burlington Northern Railroad and tracks on the South. Mud Bay has a small parking area and canoe/kayak access at the end of Fairhaven St. Chuckanut Creek, a salmon-spawning stream, lets go in Mud Bay. Except for the railroad and three homes at the shoreline, the immediate surrounding area is virtually undeveloped and much of the tide and shore lands are owned by the City of Bellingham.

 Now that you know where I was, I will share what was happening there on this fine Saturday afternoon. The sun was glistening on the bay and nature was alive and well! This area is home to a variety of wildlife such as clams, crab, oysters, Chuckanut Sandstone, the Chum spawn here and of course�birds, birds, birds. Out and about were the Bald Eagles, red winged black birds, seagulls and most fascinating, a whole bunch of blue heron ( would that be a flock of blue heron-whats the correct term here? ). The blue heron were spotted in an evergreen tree above the beach. I started to watch and wait for them to fly. I am no Blue Heron expert, but it seemed that they were tending to a nest. After watching for over an hour, they finally took flight�all 8 of them. They landed in Mud Bay and seemed to be eating and basking in the sun. It was quite a unique site. They didnt like it that I was approaching them with my camera, so I stayed back. Observing from a distance was ok by me.

 Between the Blue Heron, a couple kayaking, and a nice woman walking her two German Shephard�s, it was a quiet, peaceful, beautiful, and ralaxing Blue Heron watching afternoon at Mud Bay!  Always a good time in this unique Bellingham park!