Nature in my neighborhood -- Alex

    In my neighborhood I saw a lot of glaucous-winged gulls, which (according to what I looked up) are in fact native to Whatcom County, and are the most common. Tide was high at the beach, so I didn't find any crabs to photograph like I usually can, but instead I found that many of the rocks were covered in marine algae. I am unsure what kind it was, or if it was native to Bellingham, but many of the rocks before the shore were covered in green.  At the waterfront, there was nature in almost every nook and cranny, which in some ways surprised me, especially because the boulder walls surrounding the shore are obviously man made, though nature has found its way in between and under it. Even small brown birds (unsure what species) were coming in and out of the cracks of the wall. I think that nature in my neighborhood is definitely healthy--people go out of their way to keep it clean, and because I noticed how well nature hides itself between the smallest and most hidden of spaces, it proves that it's health has evolved to adaptation of its surroundings. Nothing seemed dead or withered, aside from species of plants that had shriveled and died for winter.