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These three Marbled Godwits had separated from the main flock to go to where the waves were still washing over the sand to make it easier to find food. They stick their long beaks into the sand and “fish” for sand crabs and worms that live in this tidal zone. When water passes over the sand, the sand crabs dig their way out of the sand, exposing their mouths to filter feed on the nutrients in the waves that wash over them. As the waves recede, the crabs burry themselves back into the sand to avoid predation. These birds are walking this line of receding waves in the hopes that they will catch the stragglers. The photo portrays an eerie and moody landscape while depicting the endless march and struggle for survival.