Marshall Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)
38.1617240906, -122.9152984619
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Description

There were a bunch out there. Every couple minutes one would come to the surface and flap its fins around out of the water. Pretty cool.

Aug. 17, 2009 13:45:39 -0700
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Bat Ray - Photo (c) Jake Bjeldanes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
kueda's ID: Bat Ray (Myliobatis californica)
Posted by kueda almost 4 years ago (Flag)
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Tomales Bay is an important Bay for Bat Rays, Leopard Sharks and occasionally large sharks.
The eelgrass beds provide ideal feeding and refuge habitat and the bay is a known pupping location for small sharks and rays

Posted by sharksteward 11 months ago (Flag)
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Bat Ray - Photo (c) Jake Bjeldanes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
kueda's ID: Bat Ray (Myliobatis californica)

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