# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CSsD0c6HVqp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21026590-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/9b62f7c989.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-08-17T20:10:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

⁣Must love beaches…⁣
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About me:⁣⁣
I like long walks up the beach and down the beach and up the beach and down the beach...and up the beach and down the beach.⁣⁣
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Description…⁣⁣
I’m often described as a small plump sandpiper. I can also be identified by my build and dark bill.⁣⁣
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My simple pleasures…⁣⁣
I like to frolic back and forth on the beach. Some say it’s obsessive, I say it shows commitment. I also enjoy picking and probing for tiny prey in the wet sand left by receding waves. Good times. ⁣⁣
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What makes me stand out? ⁣⁣
Given a good view, you may notice the lack of a hind toe. ⁣⁣
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This year, I really want…⁣⁣
More beach time.⁣⁣
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How my parents met? ⁣⁣
The beach. ⁣⁣
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I won’t shut up about…⁣⁣
The beach. ⁣⁣
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Best advice I ever received?⁣⁣
Just keep walking.⁣⁣
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⁣⁣Image: Sanderling sprinting on the beach at @gulfislandsnps NPS /Doggrell.⁣⁣
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#sanderling #birds #birdsofinstagram #gulfislandsnationalseashore #beachlife #nationalparkservice

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

gulfislandsnationalseashore, birds, birdsofinstagram, sanderling, beachlife, nationalparkservice

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