Gull

I don’t have any hard facts to back me up on this, but it seems like there are very few seabirds around since the massive oil spill in the San Francisco bay last week. This morning on my walk I saw a young gull in the ‘PartyTime’ parking lot.

It was completely alone, desultorily pecking at a plastic bag, of all things, and looking a little dazed. I stopped to see if it was ok, and it appeared to be oil-free, but it’s hard to know what ‘ok’ would be like for a gull these days.