Bathing of a Red Worm

In ocean estuaries of Northwest rivers at low tides, greater yellowlegs can be often seen.

One day we spent about an hour looking for their life.

Yellowlegs actively run on the wet sand and checked it with their bills.

The sand was inhabited by sea worms of very nice culinary size.

Caught worm tried to release. Cannot blame it.

Also, they are very dirty.

So, fresh-caught worm should be quickly delivered to the water,

and bathed.

The yellowlegs caught one more dirty worm

and took it to bathe.

Carefully washed it.

As splashes flew away.

A worm pieces.

Packed it in compact bandle.

Bathed once more.

Swallowed.

And walked for another one.

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