Tidepool Photos

These photos were taken with an Olympus C3030 Zoom digital camera at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area in Newport, Oregon, USA. They have received minimal touchup in Photoshop.

Lined Chitons (Tonicella lineata)

Unidentified wasp that landed on surface of a small tidal channel; ca. 10 mm long

Six-armed Seastar (Leptasterias hexactis) with sponges

Ringed Doris Nudibranch (Diaulula sandiegensis), ca. 50 mm long

Six-armed Seastar (Leptasterias hexactis) with colorful sponges

Pink Scallop (Chlamys rubida or hastata)

Pacific Giant Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)

Note: These photos were taken by me for my employer, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. They are the property of Yaquina Head ONA, and are presented here as samples of my work. Please do not reproduce or distribute them without the express permission of the owner, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, P.O. Box 936, Newport, OR 97365, USA