Drakes Estero: Scenic: Sandbar with Harbor Seals - March 19, 2009
View of Drakes Estero with a large sandbar in the center, upon which harbor seals are resting. March 19, 2009.
Drakes Estero: Scenic - September 1, 2010
View looking southeast across Drakes Estero at high tide. September 1, 2010.
Drakes Estero: Scenic - April 13, 2011
View looking southeast across Drakes Estero at low tide. April 13, 2011.
Drakes Estero: Wildlife: Harbor Seals - April 13, 2011
Harbor seals on a sandbar near the mouth of Drakes Estero. April 13, 2011.
Drakes Estero: Scenic (panoramic) - August 29, 2011
Panoramic view looking east across Drakes Estero at low tide. August 29, 2011.
Drakes Estero: Scenic: Aerial photo of Drakes Estero - February 15, 20...
Aerial photo of Drakes Estero. February 15, 2012
Drakes Estero: Scenic: Aerial photo of Schooner Bay and Home Bay at no...
Aerial photo of Schooner Bay and Home Bay at northern end of Drakes Estero. February 15, 2012.
Drakes Estero: Scenic: Aerial photo of Sunset Beach and sandbars at so...
Aerial photo of Sunset Beach and sandbars at southern end of Drakes Estero. February 15, 2012.
Drakes Estero: Wildlife: Bald Eagle - May 9, 2012
Bald Eagle on a sandbar near the mouth of Drakes Estero.
Drakes Estero: Scenic: Mouth of Drakes Estero - May 31, 2012
View looking southeast at the mouth of Drakes Estero. May 31, 2012.
Drakes Estero: Scenic - June 18, 2013
View looking north from near the mouth of Drakes Estero. June 18, 2013.
Drakes Estero: Coyotes crossing Schooner Creek - October 30, 2013
A pair of coyotes crossing Schooner Creek at low tide on October 30, 2013.
Drakes Estero: Scenic: Drakes Estero from abandoned Drakes Beach Trail...
View of Drakes Harbor and the mouth of Drakes Estero from abandoned Drakes Beach Trail. April 22, 2013.
Drakes Estero: Scenic: Mouth of Drakes Estero - April 22, 2013
View looking southwest over the mouth of Drakes Estero. April 22, 2013.
Drakes Estero: Wildlife: Harbor seals - May 10, 2013
Harbor seals (mothers and pups) on a sandbar near the mouth of Drakes Estero. May 10, 2013.
Drakes Estero: Wildlife: Harbor seals - July 11, 2014
Dozens of molting harbor seals on a sandbar near the mouth of Drakes Estero. July 11, 2014.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 – polystyrene floats -...
Polystyrene float anchored to PVC pipe at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 07 - 2 bags of live oyste...
Two bags of live non-native oysters from Bed 7. January 1, 2015.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - Broken Manila clam b...
Broken Manila clam bag at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - clam bag troughs - J...
Manila clam bag troughs at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Wildlife: Common Loons - January 25, 2015
Four Common Loons swimming at Drakes Estero. January 25, 2015.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - Manila clams - Janua...
Non-native Manila clams at Bed 17. January 1, 2015.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - loose live oysters -...
Loose live non-native oysters from Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Wildlife: Brants - January 25, 2015
A flock of eight Brants swimming at Drakes Estero. January 25, 2015.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - pile of live oysters...
Pile of live oysters measuring ~6 feet in diameter at Bed 17 (detail) - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Scenic: Willow catkins - January 25, 2015
Willow catkins in the foreground with Drakes Estero illuminated by sunset in the background. January 25, 2015.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - clam bag troughs - J...
Manila clam bag troughs at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 07 - 2 bags of live oyste...
Two bags of live non-native oysters from Bed 7 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - spherical float tide...
Spherical float tied to PVC pipe at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - oyster bags - Januar...
Oyster bags at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Scenic: Bull Point driftwood - January 25, 2015
Looking south across Drakes Estero from the shoreline of Bull Point. A twisted piece of driftwood is in the foreground. January 25, 2015.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 05 - loose live oysters -...
Loose live non-native oysters from Bed 5. January 1, 2015.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - cinder block - Janua...
Cinder block at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Schooner Creek sunset - January 27, 2015
View looking southwest over Schooner Creek wetlands at low tide during sunset. January 27, 2015.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 – polystyrene floats -...
Polystyrene floats at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Scenic: Bull Point Grasslands - January 25, 2015
Drakes Estero and Bull Point grasslands immediately after sunset. January 25, 2015.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - Manila clams - Janua...
Manila clams at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - cinder block - Janua...
Cinder block at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - oyster bags (detail)...
Oyster bags at Bed 17 (detail) - January 1, 2015
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 - plastic mesh - Janua...
Section of plastic mesh on sandbar 17 - January 1, 2015. Large pieces of plastic mesh are placed under oysters to keep them from burrowing into the substrate. Most of the approximately 15 feet by 50 feet mesh i... More
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 – polystyrene floats -...
Polystyrene float with mussels at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015 Public domain photograph of Mollusca, shell, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Excavator on barge mechanically removing w...
A barge with workers and an excavator mechanically removing wooden oyster racks from Drakes Estero. September 14, 2016.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: An excavator on a barge removing a vertica...
An excavator on a barge mechanically removing a vertical wooden post from an oyster rack. November 22, 2016.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: 3,000-pound cement block retrieved from a ...
A 3,000 lb. cement block was found buried in a sandbar in Drakes Estero and retrieved by restoration contractors. October 26, 2016.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Shellfish-growing debris that was mechanic...
Plastic tubes, metal wire, and treated wood used in shellfish cultivation that was mechanically removed from Drakes Estero. March 9, 2017.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Shellfish-growing debris that was manually...
Plastic tubes, metal wire, and treated wood used in shellfish cultivation that was manually removed from Drakes Estero. March 9, 2017.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and other debris with an exca...
A pile of French tubes used in oyster cultivation and other aquaculture debris that was removed from Drakes Estero. An excavator is visible in the background. January 5, 2017
Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes, treated wood, and a PFD - Fe...
Piles of French tubes and treated wood from oyster racks on the shoreline of Drakes Estero with a personnal flotation device (PFD) in the foreground. February 14, 2017.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and other debris with heavy e...
A pile of French tubes used in oyster cultivation and other aquaculture debris that was removed from Drakes Estero. An excavator, a barge, and a crane are visible in the background. January 9, 2017
Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and other debris - January 27...
A pile of French tubes used in oyster cultivation and other aquaculture debris that was removed from Drakes Estero. January 27, 2017
Drakes Estero: Restoration: Shellfish-growing debris in the bucket of ...
Plastic tubes, metal wire, and other material used in shellfish cultivation in the bucket of an excavator seconds after removal from Drakes Estero. March 10, 2017.
Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and treated wood - February 1...
French tubes and treated wood from oyster racks piled on the shoreline of Drakes Estero. February 14, 2017.