“Ahhh, I love Ocean Shores, the fresh air, the lovely scenery, and the food . . .”

Photos by Karen Hogan

Pamm Garrett photos taken June 3 in Ocean Shores.

Click below for another amazing pic, and Pamm’s narrative:

“Becky Baker took a picture of me last week. Just checking in to say I’m doing fine! Here’s more pics the nice lady took of me. Remember you can look, but don’t touch, my Mom is nearby, finding lunch for me. OK, have a nice weekend!”

He says he spent Memorial Day stuck in his house, not wanting to disturb his visitors; he did get some great photos:

On Tuesday evening, this Ocean Shores resident was jailed on Blue Wing Loop. He was charged with breaking and entering garbage cans, theft of bird seed, failure to leave when told to “shoo!,” and driving a neighborhood crazy without a license. While he was later released outside Ocean Shores, his accomplices remain at large. Neighbors are advised to be on the look out, and secure garbage cans and bird feeders. “Mug shot” by Scott Urquhart:

Becky Baker photo (“all due respect was given to these sweet little babies and i didnt leave the car or disturb the pups to get the photos”):

Ocean Shores has one less trash tipper, as an adult bear was trapped and relocated last night.
Sgt. Matt Nixon of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife said that enforcement officer Jerry Zimmerman responded to a complaint about several bears hitting garbage cans off Duck Lake Drive, in the southwest portion of the city. “He set a trap, and I think he caught the bear in less than eight hours,” Nixon said.
After transporting and releasing the bear far away from Ocean Shores, Zimmerman returned to Ocean Shores to set the trap again, in the same area. Nixon said that three bears had been seen around the same residence on Blue Wing Loop.
Not all that unusual, Nixon said: “It’s just the time of year. We’re getting tons of bear calls.”
Though adult black bears can get as big as 400 pounds, “they’re not a threat to anyone, they’re just a nuisance,” Nixon said.

Gary Iversen (his excellent 2010 calendar is now on sale at the Chamber of Commerce office for $12.95) wasn’t sure what kind of swimming birds he photographed, the other day. First one to post the correct answer gets free admission for two to the Interpretive Center (Walter has already given me the correct answer):

iversen name that bird web