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Barnstable Harbor Image Gallery

Friends of Barnstable Harbor is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization whose mission is uniting the harbor community in the preservation and protection of Barnstable Harbor, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy the bounty and beauty of its waters, marshes, and beaches

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Wildlife Photography

Bufflelhead
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Common Eider
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Horseshoe Crab
Image Credit:
MHT
Atlantic White Sided Dolphin
Image Credit:
NOAA
Periwinkle
Image Credit:
National Park Service
Menhaden
Image Credit:
NOAA
Scup
Image Credit:
NOAA
Northern bayberry
Image Credit:
MHT
Seaside goldenrod
Image Credit:
MHT
Asian Shore Crab
Image Credit:
USGS
Tautog
Image Credit:
Mass DMF
Winter Flounder
Image Credit:
NOAA
Striped Bass
Image Credit:
NOAA
American Lobster
Image Credit:
NOAA Fisheries
Lady Crab
Image Credit:
Charley Eiseman bug
Fiddler Crab
Image Credit:
MHT
Spider Crab
Image Credit:
MHT
Harp Seal
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Blue Mussel
Image Credit:
MHT
Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
Image Credit:
MHT
Eastern Oyster
Image Credit:
MHT
Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin
Image Credit:
MATE MTJons
Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin
Image Credit:
MATE MTJones
Softshell Clam
Image Credit:
Oscar Bos Ecomare via WikimediaCommons
Blue Mussel
Image Credit:
NOAA
Northern Quahog
Image Credit:
NOAA Fisheries/Julie Rose
Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
Image Credit:
Oscar Bos,Ecomare via Wikimedia Commons
Eastern Oyster
Image Credit:
Scott Rikard, Auburn University
Loggerhead Turtle
Image Credit:
NOAA
Leatherback Turtle
Image Credit:
NOAA
Green Turtle
Image Credit:
NOAA
Bay Scallop
Image Credit:
Mark Begley
Willet
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Snowy Owl
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Common Milkweed
Image Credit:
MHT
American Beach Grass
Image Credit:
MHT
Beach Plum
Image Credit:
MHT
Highbush Blueberry
Image Credit:
MHT
Least Tern
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Belted Kingfisher
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Long-tailed Duck
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Red-breasted Merganser
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Brant
Image Credit:
Mark Begley
Black-crowned Night Heron
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Great Blue Heron
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
American Oystercatcher
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Snowy Egret
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Great Egret
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Hooded Mergansers
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Bald Eagle
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Osprey
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Northern Harrier
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Grey Seal
Image Credit:
NOAA Fisheries
Phragmites
Image Credit:
MHT
Smooth Cordgrass
Image Credit:
MHT
Ruddy Turnstone
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Harbor Seal
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Green Turtle
Image Credit:
Barnstable DNR
Kemp's Ridley
Image Credit:
Kate Sampson, NOAA
Piping Plover
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Common Loon
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Green Heron
Image Credit:
Don Bonci
Fish Eggs
Image Credit:
MJB
Tom Cod
Image Credit:
MJB
Surf Clams
Image Credit:
MJB
Mantis Shrimp
Image Credit:
MJB
Oyster Bed in Barnstable Harbor
Image Credit:
MJBegley
Razor Clams
Image Credit:
MJB
Green Crabs
Image Credit:
MJB
Oyster Drill
Image Credit:
MJB
Oyster Drill Egg Sacks
Image Credit:
MJB
Blue Crab
Image Credit:
MJB
Black Seabass
Image Credit:
Mass DMF
Mackerel
Image Credit:
Mass DMF
Fluke
Image Credit:
Mass DMF
Bluefish
Image Credit:
Mass DMF
Longfin Squid
Image Credit:
NOAA
Shortfin Squid
Image Credit:
NOAA

Landscape & Creeks

Maraspin Creek and Millway Bridge
Image Credit:
Mark Begley
Mouth of Salten Creek aka Rendezvous Creek
Image Credit:
Mark Begley
Mill Creek flowing into Barnstable Harbor
Image Credit:
Mark Begley
Edge of marsh and sandbar

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