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Sandpipers Running As The Ocean Surf Comes (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

Sandpipers dart along the shoreline at Huntington Beach, California, in 2020, as gentle ocean surf rolls in. The scene evokes a sense of calm and wonder, with the rhythmic waves and quick movements of the birds creating a serene, cinematic moment. Ideal for nature documentaries, travel content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, California travel edits, coastal brand films, and social cuts needing small shorebirds moving along Huntington Beach surf without people in frame.
Edit role
Best as a short natural cutaway, shoreline transition, or quiet texture beat between surfer or ocean action shots in a beach sequence.
Visual details
A flock of small sandpipers runs across wet reflective sand as dark blue surf rolls behind them, with muted low light, pale gold reflections, scattered seaweed, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
Ground-level beach composition holds the birds in the lower midground, breaking waves in the background, wet sand in the foreground, and no visible horizon line.

Tags

birdswildhuntingcutewatertidebeautifulsandpipersrunningoceansurfshoreanimalswildlifehuntington BEACH californiacinematickindinspiration

Shot slate

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

Still Frames From This Clip

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

Small sandpipers gather along the reflective wet sand at Huntington Beach while a dark wave forms behind them, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the flock spread across the waterline before the surf reaches the birds. (0:00)
Sandpipers shift across the shallow wash at Huntington Beach as the wave line darkens behind them and pale reflections show on the sand, with no visible people.
This frame captures the birds moving in a loose line just ahead of the incoming water. (0:01)
The flock appears more spread out along the Huntington Beach waterline while choppy blue-gray surf fills the upper frame and dry sand sits below, with no visible people.
The frame provides a wider-looking moment with birds distributed across the shoreline band. (0:02)

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.