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HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA-2020: Sandpipers Running As The Ocean Surf Comes

5s 4K UHD 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.

Tags

birdswildhuntingcutewatertidebeautifulsandpipersrunningoceansurfshoreanimalswildlifehuntington BEACH california2020cinematickindinspiration

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Year filmed
2020
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

2 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)
Shorebirds move along wet sand below rolling surf.

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