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Limantour Spit is one of my favorite places to go looking for shorebirds. With Drake's Bay and the waters of the Pacific Ocean on one side, and Drake's Estero on the other side, shorebirds of all kinds flock here to find a meal. It has beautiful views of the sandstone cliffs near Drake's Beach as well, which light up brilliantly at sunrise.

Sunrise over Point Reyes National Seashore

Quail in the grass

Quail on a high perch

Caspian tern touching down

Tern calling in flight

Caspian tern takes flight

Late summer sanderling

Snowy plover on the sand

Small plover, big beach

Feeding peeps

Sanderling along the shore

Stepping sanderling

Sanderling fluffed up on Limantour Beach

Checking the wrack on Limantour Spit

Sanderling checking the seaweed

Sanderling on the beach

Sanderling looking for a meal on Limantour Beach

Running in front of the waves

Sanderlings on the run

Sanderlings on white

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