orphan

alissa and i went to the beach near astoria today, and boy was it windy. we were walking near the water at fort stevens state beach and saw this baby bird in the water all by itself and squawking its little head off. it turns out that its a type of bird whose parental style and migration habits make for a high death rate. we did see a lot of dead birds on the beach. so we took it to an area of the beach where the weather wasn't as severe and put it back out in the water. i would love to think that he's doing ok, but unfortunately i know the odds. sometimes nature sucks.