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Ocean Beach

  • Willet Liftoff

    Willet Liftoff

    A Willet lifts its wing in preparation for liftoff. For whatever reason, all of my favorite Willet photos are dreamy lanscapes created by the foam of breaking waves.

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    March 5, 2024
    Ocean Beach, San Francisco, Willet
  • Blue Hour Whimbrel at Ocean Beach

    Blue Hour Whimbrel at Ocean Beach

    There’s no better time than blue hour to photograph birds at busy urban beaches. You get an amazing variety of colors in the span of 20-30 minutes, and the number of dogs finally gets to a manageable level.

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    June 14, 2023
    Ocean Beach, San Francisco, Whimbrel
  • Curlew Attitude

    Curlew Attitude

    Long-billed curlew showing some ‘tude at Ocean Beach.

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    June 6, 2023
    Long-Billed Curlew, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
  • Sanderling Sunset Silhouette

    Sanderling Sunset Silhouette

    In the winter, the lowest tides of the cycle happen right around sunset in the Bay Area. Whenever there’s a minus tide with a good sunset, I try to head to the beach to photograph shorebirds. Typically that’s meant Stinson Beach, but yesterday I tried San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. I arrived about 40 minutes before

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    February 18, 2023
    Ocean Beach, San Francisco, Sanderling

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