![Three shorebirds walk on the beach towards the shore. The air is thick with smoke and gives the image a dark, orange hue.](https://media.audubon.org/sgv_3576.jpg?width=233&height=200&auto=webp&quality=10&fit=crop&disable=upscale&enable=upscale&blur=100)
How a Photographer Captured This Eerie Shot of Godwits in the Haze
September 09, 2021 —
Sebastian Velasquez ventured onto a smoky California beach to photograph birds foraging in a landscape choked by wildfire.