Tide Catcher In Birch Bay Blog

A Day In The Mallard Cabin

John Gargett — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:58:25 +0000

The Mallard Cabin has recently been redone at the Tide Catcher and it seemed like a good idea to get a few shots up on the Blog here.

Later in the day, with the sun hot, the beach hot and the tide coming in, the people who had been sitting out there for the day enjoyed the incoming tide until it was up to their waist.

Waiting For The Tide

And the night always holds for beautiful sunsets. This one was particularly neat with the moon set at sunset.

Moon Set at Sun Set

Birds In Birch Bay

John Gargett — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:58:23 +0000

Hey, while staying in the Brant Cabin one day, I decided to go out and see what kind of bird life I could find. Down by Birch Bay State Park I found a couple Blue Herons and a Crow….

I have never been into bird watching, in fact I used to hunt. It seems really neat to be able to hunt birds with my camera now. I shot all of these with my Nikon D300 with a 200-500mm lens.

Polar Bear Swim Tide Catcher Style !

John Gargett — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:09:21 +0000

Yes, Yes, Yes, the water was cold! Hey it was January 1, the temperature of the water was 48 degrees (F). But the air was colder (39 degrees (F) so it actually felt warm when we got out. It was really fun, and there was hot stew ready for the swimmers, and of course, great fun for all.

Polar Bear Swim

A Winter Heron Feeding At The Tide

John Gargett — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:12:06 +0000

Blue Herons are really cool. Awkward, graceful, noisy, silent. And they are great fishermen.

Fourth of July

John Gargett — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 20:17:25 +0000

The 4th of July in Birch Bay is something time has forgotten…..patriotic, lots of fireworks from the Lummi Nation, picnics up and down the beach, campers, barbeques, American Flags, and just plain fun.

A 4th of July Night