You seldom see sanderlings
at rest. They are the busy little sandpipers that dash after receding waves,
looking for a choice morsel, and then dash back before the next wave can
catch them. However, at times they do rest in groups, still enough for
you to study, but wary of your approach. The boat is the classic North
Carolina spritsail skiff featured prominently at the North Carolina Maritime
Museum in Beaufort, NC.