Oystercatcher Tide Pools why do they ignore the little female one

though ingram is not quite sure what to make of their new landscape, lingering in a realm of uncertainty. there is a power in the sea that he appreciates, but the grit of sand between his teeth and the fact that the sea provided little nourishment beyond food that he questions ...he is left unable to make up his mind. but he supposed that like it or not it was trikova's mysterious 'where the land ends' and he would adapt.

the keeper practices walking on the sands of the shore; adjusting his weight and using how the sound swallows sound to his advantage. even if he stood out in this terrain like a sore thumb.

maybe the sand was useful for something after all, he considers.

it is only after a while that he notices the other — apparently enraptured by the tidepools — realizing when he sees some sort of movement that she was not a mound of wet sand as he'd initially assumed. ingram takes a breath and then lets out a low chuff to announce his presence.