Common Murre

We used to see these babies often with the parent in the ocean or the bay, but we seldom see them any more. The Common Murre lay their eggs on the ledges on the steep cliff of the rocky ocean sides; the predators have been chasing off the parents and stealing the eggs. So I was very happy to see this baby Common Murre with its parent today in Tillamook Bay. The baby was so cute and adventuresome; it was fun watching them.

We had a lovely cool day here at the beach; it was about 70F....perfect! 

The hummingbirds were very active in our back yard; I was tempted to post another photo of a hummer, but decided the Murre was a better choice. I will put the hummer in extra.