Explore using the following slideshow to see a preview of some of the rocky shore photos available on Oregon State Parks' Flickr account.
![Aggregating anemone](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\01_anemone.jpg)
Aggregating anemone
Shaped like shallow bowls, anemones look more like flowers than animals.
![Purple and red sea urchins](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\02_urchins.jpg)
Purple and red sea urchins
Sea urchins are spheres, up to fist-sized, or richly purple and red spines.
![Sea star nestled into seaweed](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\03_seastar.jpg)
Sea star nestled into seaweed
A classic "starfish" shape, this sea star has five arms, each ending in a point.
![Sea star explores with tube feet](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\04_seastarfeet.jpg)
Sea star explores with tube feet
Star covered with a loose net pattern of light bumps explores with its feet.
![Brown seaweeds](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\05_cysto.jpg)
Brown seaweeds
Brown seaweeds provide a rich carpet of various textures and shades of brown.
![Red seaweeds](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\06_redseaweeds.jpg)
Red seaweeds
Branching and leafy red seaweeds grow attached to the base of a kelp.
![Blue top snail](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\07_bluetop.jpg)
Blue top snail
Slightly worn down over time, the top of this snail reveals a bright blue shell
![Little rockweed](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\08_littlerockweed.jpg)
Little rockweed
About as wide as your thumb, only flat, the “stems” of rockweed are forked.
![Western gull](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\09_gull.jpg)
Western gull
Sea gull flying over the ocean with its wings spread out widely.
![Purple sea urchins](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\10_IMG_0398.jpg)
Purple sea urchins
Sea urchins are spheres, up to fist-sized, of richly purple spines.
![Leaf or](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\11_IMG_0411.jpg)
Leaf or "gooseneck" barnacle
Dozens of off-white plates form two halves around the bulk of a gooseneck barnacle.
![Anemone](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\12_anemoneinsand.jpg)
Anemone
Anemone nested in a sandy pool, with bright white tips on its exterior tentacles.
![Hermit Crab](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\13_hermitcrab.jpg)
Hermit Crab
Slender legs and delicate antennae peek out from beneath this hermit's shell.
![Pigeon guillemots](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\14_guillmeotsJL_sealrock.jpg)
Pigeon guillemots
Pigeon guillemots, a blue and white seabird rest on a rocky cliff.
![California sea lion](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\15_sealion.jpg)
California sea lion
A California sea lion, a marine mammal, suns itself while resting on a dock.
![Giant green anemone](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\16_IMG_0190.jpg)
Giant green anemone
Shaped like shallow bowls-anemones may look more like flowers than like animals.
![Opalescent nudibranch](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\18_Hermissinda.jpg)
Opalescent nudibranch
![Juvenile crab on surfgrass](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\19_IMG_2570.jpg)
Juvenile crab on surfgrass
Small white and reddish striped juvenile crab on surfgrass.
![Reproductive seaweed](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\17_IMG_2422.jpg)
Reproductive seaweed
Green colored seaweed with lighter green and reddish bumps.
![White-lined dorid](https://oregontidepools.org/images\headers\photogallery\20_1-IMG_2795.jpg)