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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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- Short-tailed Albatross Pair-bonding Dance
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A pair of short-tailed albatrosses dance together on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. This pair later mated and hatched a chick in the 2010/2011 breeding season. As of 2010, the short-tailed albatross population is estimated to be 1,200...
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- Juvenile brown pelican
- Birds; Shorebirds; Wildlife refuges;
- A recently hatched brown pelican looking at the camera curiously.
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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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- Baby sea turtle
- Reptiles; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS); Service patch; Uniforms; Work of the Service;
- Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge biologist Sarah Dawsey holds a newly hatched sea turtle.
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- Employee holds baby sea turtle
- Reptiles; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS); Service patch; Uniforms;
- Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge biologist Sarah Dawsey holds a newly hatched sea turtle.
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- WOE217 Whooping Cranes with chicks
- Endangered species; Birds; Wildlife management;
- Cranes; Crane; WOE217; Richard Urbanek; Chicks
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- WOE216 Whooping Crane Feeding a Chick
- Endangered species; Birds; Wildlife management;
- Digital Image; Chick; Cranes; Crane; WOE216; Richard Urbanek
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- Masked Bobwhite quail hatchlings and eggs
- Birds; Endangered species;
- Masked Bobwhite quail newly hatched.
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- Masked Bobwhite quail hatchling
- Birds; Endangered species;
- Masked Bobwhite quail newly hatched.
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- Newly hatched piping plover chicks
- Shorebirds; Endangered species; Wildlife refuges; Coastal environments;
- Newly hatched Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) chicks at Holgate Beach, NJ.
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- Baby sea turtles
- Reptiles; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS); Work of the Service
- Newly hatched sea turtles are held in gloved hands.
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- Brant protecting goslings
- birds; waterfowl;
- Pair of Black Brant with newly hatched goslings.
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- First Short-tailed Albatross Chick to Hatch Outside Japan
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- The chick hatched during a major storm but the parent did an excellent job protecting it from the inclement weather. Establishing a new nesting colony is one of several important steps needed to continue the rare bird’s recovery because volcanic...
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- Male Short-tailed Albatross and Chick
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- The proud male protects his chick which recently hatched on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Female Short-tailed Albatross on Chick
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- This is one of the first images of the female short-tailed albatross with her chick. The chick is the first to be hatched outside of Japan. As of 2010, the short-tailed albatross population is estimated to be 1,200 birds. Of these, the total number...
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- Female Short-tailed Albatross and Chick
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- This is one of the first images of the female short-tailed albatross with her chick. The chick is the first to be hatched outside of Japan. As of 2010, the short-tailed albatross population is estimated to be 1,200 birds. Of these, the total number...
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- Male Short-tailed Albatross and Chick
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- This male Short-tailed Albatross checks on his chick that hatched recently on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. As of 2010, the short-tailed albatross population is estimated to be 1,200 birds. Of these, the total number of breeding age birds...
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- Newly hatched loggerhead turtles
- Reptiles; Threatened species; Wildlife refuges; Coastal environments;
- Volunteer helps inventory a nest of hatched turtles in order to determine productivity. These hatchlings were left in the nest and did not get out. They were taken to the water due to the heat of the day and to protect them from being spotted and...
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- Baby loggerhead turtle
- Reptiles; Threatened species; Volunteers; Wildlife refuges; Coastal environments;
- Volunteer helps inventory a nest of hatched turtles in order to determine productivity. This hatchling was found in the nest - it did not get out on its own. It was taken to the water due to the heat of the day and to protect it from being...
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