Stavanger Bay with flowers in the sunshine

aw! tags for visibility but also an invitation, feel free to pop in

sandpiper woke with a jolt, alone in the small den. it was high noon and the sound of the sea mutely droned on outside, interrupted occasionally by the snarl of wind. she no longer heard the concerning roar of those otherworldly birds - sandpiper had first seen them a few days ago, and assumed they were predators. they concerned her enough she had not resurfaced from the den whilst they flew overhead.

she paused at the entrance of den, listening carefully. assured they were no longer overhead she weaseled out into the sunshine with a liberal stretch of her limbs and loud yawn. @Smokestep's scent was not too stale, and she thought @Raptor's seemed fresh too -- curiously she wondered if @Rosalyn was still around (maybe if she was lucky, one of those ugly birds had picked her up and eaten her). as she nosed along the strand she thought she scented some newer scents as well; @Engel's were new to her, and she was surprised as @Dakini's scent rifled from the sand. she stopped in her tracks and looked down the beach, as if expecting them to show up any minute now.