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South Bay salt ponds operated by Cargill are home to animals from the Great Blue Heron to tiny brine shrimp and micro-algae that color the ponds rich red and dark gold. A mosaic of South Bay salt ponds provide a wetland habitat for some 700,000 sand pipers near the Dumbarton Bridge. Airship Venture's Geek Tour flies over Google's Mountain View headquarters as well as Apple and Oracle. Crew chief Matt Smith uses a digital instrument to measure wind speed and direction as the Eureka comes in for a landing at its Moffett Field base. The 12-passenger Eureka hovers over Moffett's Field Hanger Three as it comes in for a landing.
