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- Short-tailed Albatross Nesting at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Birds; Marine birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Short-tailed albatross nesting (middle of image) for the first time at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. The two decoys on either side have been used (along with others and accompanying taped bird calls) on Eastern Island for several years to...
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- Short-Tailed Albatross Chick Hatches at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A short-tailed albatross hatched on Eastern Island, one of three small flat coral islands that comprise Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge about 1,200 miles northwest of Honolulu. This marks the first confirmed hatching of a short-tailed...
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- Historic Canon at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Birds; Historic sites; History; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- Remnant of the historic Battle of Midway, this canon found at Eastern Island at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, surrounded by nesting albatross. On September 13, 2000, the Secretary of the Interior designated the lands and waters of Midway...
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- Red-footed booby at Palmyra Atoll NWR
- Marine birds; Marine environments; Wildlife refuges;
- A red-footed booby peers out of the foliage at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific.
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- Chromis reef fish and staghorn coral at Palmyra Atoll NWR
- Marine environments; Fishes; Wildlife refuges;
- Reef fish called Chromis viridis (blue-green chromis) and Chromis margaritifer (bicolor chromis) swim among the staghorn coral (Acropora acuminata) at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific.
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- Coral gardens at Palmyra Atoll NWR
- Marine environments; Fishes; Wildlife refuges;
- The pink coral gardens of Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific abound with tropical fish.
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- Yellow-margin triggerfish at Palmyra Atoll NWR
- Marine environments; Fishes; Wildlife refuges;
- At Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific, a yellow-margin triggerfish patrols the water.
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- Coral Reef at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Fishes; Marine ecology; Marine environments; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Underwater photography;
- A colorful underwater image of a coral reef at the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Nesting Short-tailed Albatross Cover Midway Atoll
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A male short-tailed albatross protects his chick among other nesting birds. FWS Biologists keep a safe distance using telephoto lenses to get photos of the chick hatched by a Short-tailed albatross pair.
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- Debris and Injured Birds in Lagoon at Midway Atoll
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Floating island of debris and injured birds in lagoon at Midway Atoll after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On March 15,...
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- Debris and Injured Birds in Lagoon at Midway Atoll
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Long shot of a floating island of debris and injured birds in lagoon at Midway Atoll after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few...
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- Female Short-tailed Albatross Incubating Her Egg
- Birds; Marine birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- US Fish and Wildlife Service staff have observed a pair of short-tailed albatross incubating an egg on Eastern Island, Midway Atoll NWR. The adult male was banded as a fledgling on Torishima Island, Japan in 1987. The female was banded as a...
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- Albatross Nesting at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- Laysan albatross nesting at Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. A black-footed albatross is seen, lower left. The vegetation on the left is native naupaka. The vegetation in the background on the right is an invasive plant,...
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- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll is a large atoll with several small islets such as the ones shown here, forming a total of 96 acres of land surrounded by over 300,000 acres of coral reef habitat.
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- Laysan Albatross resting on the refuge time capsule
- Centennial; Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge; Hawaii; Laysan; Time Capsule; electronic
- Digital Camera - JPEG file
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- Midway Atoll beach
- Scenics; Coastal environments;
- Shoreline of beach located in the Midway Atoll under clear skies
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- Fish and Wildlife Service Volunteers Help Clean at Midway Atoll
- Environmental Sciences; Artifacts;Volunteers; Wildlife refuges;
- Volunteers cleaning gun emplacement at Midway Atoll National Wldlife Refuge.For more information about this refuge visit http://www.fws.gov/midway/intro/default.htm
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- Hawaiian monk seal
- Wildlife refuges; Mammals; Endangered species;
- Hawaiian monk seal plays in water at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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- Brown boobies atop pier posts at Johnston Atoll NWR
- Aquatic birds; Wildlife refuges;
- Brown boobies stake out positions atop the posts of an old pier at Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific.
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- Butterflyfish at Johnston Atoll NWR
- Fishes; Marine environments; Wildlife refuges;
- Butterfly fish feed in the waters of Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific.
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