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Birds Flocking Towards Waves As They Crash To Shore (Huntington Beach, 2020)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Huntington Beach, California, United States 2020
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A flock of birds glides low over the shoreline, swooping toward the crashing waves as the sun sets over the Pacific. The natural rhythm of the ocean and the graceful flight of the birds create a peaceful, cinematic moment.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits a wildlife documentary, coastal travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing shorebirds moving along the Huntington Beach surf at sunset.
Edit role
Use as a short cutaway, transition, or quiet closer between surf action clips, with the birds and breaking waves giving the timeline a natural pause.
Visual details
A line of small shorebirds gathers and shifts near the wet sand while waves roll in behind them, with blue gray water, dark beach foreground, sunset reflections, scattered seaweed, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
Ground camera view across the shoreline with dark sand in the foreground, birds in the midground at the waterline, and surf filling the background.

Tags

birdsoceanwavessunsetbeautifulpeacefulflockingcrashshorenaturehuntington BEACH californiastunningstock videodigitalfootagebuyb-rollamateur

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
50 MB
Location
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Year filmed
2020
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

4 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Small shorebirds stand along the Huntington Beach waterline as low waves spread across the background, with dark sand and seaweed in the foreground and no visible people.
This opening frame shows the flock gathered close to the edge of the surf. (0:00)
A compact group of shorebirds holds near the foamy edge of the Pacific surf at Huntington Beach, with blue gray water behind them and no visible people.
The frame gives editors a clean wildlife cutaway with the flock tight against the shoreline. (0:01)
Shorebirds spread farther across the Huntington Beach waterline while a low wave approaches behind them, with muted sunset color on the water and no visible people.
This moment shows the flock stretching along the beach as the wave line changes behind it. (0:02)
A wider line of birds occupies the wet sand at Huntington Beach while darker surf rises across the background, with seaweed patches on the beach and no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the scale of the flock against the incoming water. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.