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

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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