Midway Atoll NWR, 2012-03 with Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris

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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