Reeds Bay

Pictures from a trip to the Reeds Bay in Galloway Township, NJ this summer where my friend Paul likes to take his kayak out to lay traps to catch blue claw crabs.

Paul preparing to bring a crab trap on his kayak on the Reeds Bay

The Atlantic City skyline from the shores of Reeds Bay

Paul loading up the traps on his kayak

Paul paddling out on the hunt for blue claw crabs

Paul paddling out to put out crab traps with a view of the Atlantic City skyline in the background

A pair of seagulls enjoying the weather

Paul paddling out into the bay with a view of Brigantine in the background

Paul paddling out with crab traps with Brigantine in the background

A dead horseshoe crab laid out on the marsh

A closeup of the dead horseshoe crab

The Atlantic City skyline as seen from the Reeds Bay

A wider view of the Atlantic City skyline with an osprey nest on the left corner with two ospreys occupying it

A pair of ospreys nesting on the Reeds Bay in Galloway, NJ

A seagull looking for washed up scraps on the shoreline of the Reeds Bay

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