Bean Hollow State Beach (91 images)
Bean Hollow State Beach, between Pescadero and Pigeon Point Light Station, includes rugged coastline pockmarked by tafoni formations, waves that can inspire, pelicans that 'surf' those waves, harbor seals escaping the waves and much more.
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Pacific Wave Splash I...JPG
A wave slams into rocks at California's Bean...
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Tafoni and Cloudy Sky...JPG
The pockmarked landscape at Bean Hollow State...
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Tafoni and Wave Crash...JPG
A wide ocean view from a rocky beach with...
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Panoramic-cropped image of a sunrise sky with...
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As if crouching behind trees on the horizon,...
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A jet's contrail slices through sunrise-painted...
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Waves Wash and Scrub ...JPG
Incoming waves wash the sands and scrub the...
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Beach and Morning Wav...JPG
Waves roll onto the beach while morning light...
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Beach and Morning Wav...JPG
Waves roll onto the beach while morning light...
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Sky Ocean and Rocky C...JPG
Rocks, some pock marked with tafoni, at Bean...
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Bean Hollow Morning I...JPG
Cloudy and misty with calm seas, the rocky...
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Heron and Eel in Flig...JPG
A great blue heron flies off with an eel, soon...
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Great Blue Heron and ...JPG
Prowling the rocks at Bean Hollow State Beach,...
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Great Blue Heron and ...JPG
Prowling the rocks at Bean Hollow State Beach,...
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Great Blue Heron and ...JPG
Prowling the rocks at Bean Hollow State Beach,...
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Heron and Reflection ...JPG
A great blue heron is reflected in the water at...
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Fishing at Bean Hollo...JPG
A group cast their lines on a rocky outcrop at...
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Picnic Table and Fire...JPG
A rustic picnic table and barbecue with a view...
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An empty picnic table with a view of a public...
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Blackbird on Picnic T...JPG
A Brewer's blackbid stands on a picnic table...
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Unidentified plants with white leaves create a...
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OJ on the Rocks IMG_4...jpg
An out-of-place plastic jug of orange juice...
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Bean Hollow Path IMG_...jpg
A path winds along the bluffs at Bean Hollow...
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Seals on the Rocks IM...jpg
Harbor seals have hauled out and are resting,...
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A harbor seal checks its surroundings after a...
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A harbor seal lies on the rocks off of Bean...
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Adult Harbor Seal and...jpg
An adult harbor seal confronts a juvenile,...
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Harbor Seal Behavior ...jpg
An adult harbor seal growls, bares its teeth...
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Tafoni and Wave IMG_0...jpg
An overcast sky, a crashing wave and the tafoni...
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Hello Good Looking IM...jpg
A shorebird thought to be a Black Turnstone...
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Moss Covered Path to ...jpg
Water flows back to the sea along a mossy path...
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Tafoni - Like Little ...jpg
A near-magical landscape is created by a mildly...
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Squadron of Pelicans ...jpg
As a group, brown pelicans can be called a...
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Orange patches of lichen add color to the...
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Bubble Blowing Crab I...jpg
As if warning away a potential predator, this...
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Crouching Crab IMG_70...jpg
A lined shore crab, also known as striped shore...
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Crouching Crab IMG_70...jpg
A lined shore crab, also known as striped shore...
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Crouching Crab IMG_70...jpg
A lined shore crab, also known as striped shore...
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Flower Close-up IMG_6...jpg
A yellow flower, likely either a redsepal...
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Blossoming Wave IMG_5...jpg
An incoming wave crashes into the rocks and...
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One of the innumerable personalities of the...
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Spring at the Coast I...jpg
A path meanders along the bluff at Bean Hollow...
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Seal Pup and Mom IMG_...jpg
A harbor seal pup is keeping close to its...
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Seals Basking IMG_532...jpg
A pair of harbor seals lie basking on the...
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One of two harbor seals warming themselves on...
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Balancing Act IMG_526...jpg
A harbor seal balances on that portion of rock...
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Harbor Seals IMG_5255...jpg
At least a couple dozen harbor seals were...
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Seals High and Dry IM...jpg
Two harbor seals warming themselves on rocks at...
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Seal Hauling Out IMG_...jpg
A harbor seal climbs out of the water and onto...
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Floating Seal IMG_523...jpg
A harbor seal floats along the surface at Bean...
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Seal Head IMG_5230-2.jpg
With only its head visible, a harbor seal bobs...
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Tafoni - Tiny Cave IM...jpg
Natural tafoni formations at Bean Hollow State...
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Winter Waves IMG_6171.jpg
Sometimes the rocky shore, the roiling waves...
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Sometimes the rocky shore, the roiling waves...
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Sometimes the rocky shore, the roiling waves...
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Sometimes the rocky shore, the roiling waves...
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Sometimes the rocky shore, the roiling waves...
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Sometimes the rocky shore, the roiling waves...
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Sometimes the rocky shore, the roiling waves...
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Sometimes the rocky shore, the roiling waves...
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Western gull with a m...JPG
This Western Gull, trying to make lunch of a...
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Harbor Seal Stare IMG...jpg
Lounging, but attentive - a harbor seal pup on...
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Harbor Seals at Bean ...jpg
A mx of adult harbor seals and juveniles or...
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A harbor seal on the rocky outcrops off of Bean...
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Tafonisaur-IMG_1374-1.tif
Like finding animal shapes in the clouds,...
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Tenacious ice plant holds on for dear life in a...
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Eroding sandstone at Bean Hollow State Beach...
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Clouds,blue sky and the craggy coast at Bean...
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Craters, etched by water and what is in that...
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Tafoni: holes, caves, etched in the sandstone...
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Clouds,blue sky and the craggy coast at Bean...
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Clouds and blue sky over the craggy coast at...
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Clouds and blue sky over the craggy coast at...
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Clouds and blue sky over the craggy coast at...
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Clouds and blue sky over the craggy coast at...
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A Brown Pelican glides just above the water at...
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A Brown Pelican glides just above the water at...
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Tafoni formations give the appearance of an...
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Clouds and blue sky over the craggy coast at...
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Brown Pelican-IMG_274...tif
This brown pelican was one of a group flying...
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This brown pelican was one of a group flying...
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Tafoni IMG_0742-1.tif
Tafoni dimples, small holes in the rocks at...
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Sea Gull Lunch CRW_61...JPG
For well over half an hour this Western Gull...
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A young harbor seal soaks up sunshine on the...
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Waves IMG_2108-7.jpg
Waves crashing and waves rolling into the...
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Waves crashing and waves rolling into the...
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Waves crashing and waves rolling into the...
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Waves crashing and waves rolling into the...
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Waves crashing and waves rolling into the...
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Waves crashing and waves rolling into the...
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Waves crashing and waves rolling into the...