Midway Atoll NWR, 2012-03 with Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - leucistic (lacking normal black pigments) juvenile.
Fuel Farm, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
2012-03-20#4489
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
Fuel Farm, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
2012-03-20#4503
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - adult feeding a chick.
Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
2012-03-20#4528
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Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster - only specimen of this specie seen on the trip.
South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
2012-03-20#2970
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Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes - pair greeting each other.
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
2012-03-20#4554
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
2012-03-20#4582
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - head detail.
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
2012-03-20#4586
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Laysan Albatross chick
Phoebastria immutabilis - so similar to the Black-footed Albatross chicks that an attendant parent was needed to make the id.
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
2012-03-20#4604
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Laysan-Black-footed Albatross hybrid
Phoebastria immutabilis x nigripes
Memorial Area, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#4606
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WWII Communications Headquarters
Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#4618
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WWII Communications Headquarters Sign
Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#4723
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White Tern
Gygis alba rothchildi
Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#4623
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Inner Harbor
Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#4625
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
Inner Harbor, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#4648
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White Tern
Gygis alba rothchildi
Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#4658
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White Tern
Gygis alba rothchildi
Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3031
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White Terns
Gygis alba rothchildi
Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3062
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White Terns
Gygis alba rothchildi
Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3067
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Laysan & Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis and nigripes.
Inner Harbor, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3076
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Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda - on a nest.
Boat Ramp, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3094
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Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda - head detail.
Boat Ramp, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3117
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Ruddy Turnstones
Arenaria interpres
Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3145
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Common Canary
Serinus carius - introduced by early residents, now a breeding population.
Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3148
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Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3165
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Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva - breeding coloration.
Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3171
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Laysan Ducks
Anas laysanensis
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
2012-03-21#3234
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Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#4767
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Laysan Albatross chick
Phoebastria immutabilis - flapping the young wings a bit.
Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#4785
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Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens - juvenile.
Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#4886
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Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#3490
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East View
White sand bottoms make for incredibly beautiful water.
Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#5092
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West View
Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#5093
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Sooty Tern
Sterna fuscata
Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#3579
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Green Sea Turtles
Chelonia mydas
Cargo Pier, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Widllife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#3641
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Green Sea Turtles
Chelonia mydas
Old Seaplane Ramp, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#3655
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Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
2012-03-22#5107
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Naupaka
Scaevola sericea
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5111
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Photographers
Moving around to get the best angle for the Albatross 'runway'.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5113
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - with low wind, the Albatross ran down a small incline to get enough speed to take off.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#3804
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - two making a take off run.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#3867
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Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5118
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Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes - larger than Laysan Albatross, these needed a windier location to afford taking off.
South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5129
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Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5142
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Waldron Trail
South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5316
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Waldron Trail
South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5319
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White Terns
Gygis alba rothchildi - nesting in the seaside trees.
Waldron Trail, South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5331
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White Terns
Gygis alba rothchildi
Waldron Trail, South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5332
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White Terns
Gygis alba rothchildi
Inner Harbor, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#3920
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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#3944
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White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#3966
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Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#3987
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White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#3991
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White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus - sitting on nest.
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#4010
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Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#4019
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Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva - breeding coloration.
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#4025
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Common Canary
Serinus carius - gathering nesting material.
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#4031
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White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5405
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White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5412
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Laysan Albatross chick
Phoebastris immutabilis - leucistic.
Fuel Farm, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5496
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Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Old Seaplane Ramp, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5497
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LJax & Debbie
Dr. Strangelove moment.
New Hangar, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5510
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Laysan Albatross chick
Phoebastria immutabilis - juvenile.
Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#4046
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Hawaiian Monk Seal
Monachus schauinslandi - number K13 for this endangered specie.
Old Seaplane Ramp, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#4055
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Hawaiian Monk Seal
Monachus schauinslandi K13 - uncomfortable around us.
Old Seaplane Ramp, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#4093
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Seabees Logo
WWII Seaplane Hangar, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 23, 2012
2012-03-23#5524
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - more photos at the Albatross runway.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5547
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5558
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - kicking up sand.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5569
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - aborting the take off.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5580
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5583
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5588
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - kicking up sand, headed right for me.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5601
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White Tern
Gygis alba rothchildi
Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5616
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Charlie Barracks
Painting by Wyland, also signed by Sylvia Earle.
Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5625
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Charlie Barracks
Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5626
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Common Canary
Serinus carius - bathing.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4103
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Common Canary
Serinus carius - bathing.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4114
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Common Canary
Serinus carius - bathing.
North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4117
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Water Hyssop
Bidens alba
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5636
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White Terns
Gygis alba rothchildi
Cemetery, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4122
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Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albutrus - juvenile.
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4191
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Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albutrus - juvenile.
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4199
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Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albutrus - juvenile
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4231
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Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albutrus
South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4265
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Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albutrus
South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4312
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Black Brant
Branta bernicla - probably blown off its normal migration.
Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4379
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Group
New Hangar, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#2109
Joseph Van Os
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Laysan Albatross chick
Phoebastria immutabilis - juvenile.
Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5652
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis - typical density of the nest sites.
D Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5654
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5655
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Beach
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5656
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Beach
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5658
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Montipora turgescens
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5661
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White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Cemetery, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4399
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Tropical-Almond
Terminalia catappa
Cemetery, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4412
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Cowpen Daisy
Verbesina encelioides
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5663
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Black Noddy
Anous minutus - on the nest.
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4419
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Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes - juvenile.
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5667
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Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4423
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Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4433
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria sp. - virtually all Laysan Albatross.
Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5668
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Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4460
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Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens - female.
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4465
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Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens - female.
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4466
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Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens - male.
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4470
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Black Noddy
Anous minutus - on nest.
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4474
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta - another bird likely blown off course.
Northwest, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#4489
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Evening
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5672
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Naupaka
Scaevola sericea - detail photo.
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5680
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Sunset
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5683
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Sunset
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5703
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Sunset
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#5722
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Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
Cargo Pier, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Widllife Refuge, March 25, 2012
2012-03-25#4506
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Laysan Albatross
Phoebastris immutabilis - head detail.
Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 25, 2012
2012-03-25#5763
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Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pres-capre
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 25, 2012
2012-03-25#5768
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Fire Hydrant, etc.
Formerly a dump, now a place of rusty remnants.
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 25, 2012
2012-03-25#5773
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Tubeworms
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 25, 2012
2012-03-25#5774
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Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 25, 2012
2012-03-25#4569
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Lovegrass
Eragrostis variabilis - restored grass area to provide nesting for Albatross, Shearwaters, Petrels and more.
Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 25, 2012
2012-03-25#5777
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Brown Booby
Sula luecogaster
Inner Harbor, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 25, 2012
2012-03-26#4817
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Eastern Island Map
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Reserve, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#0081
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Sand Island Map
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Reserve, March 24, 2012
2012-03-24#0082
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