USFWS National Digital Library

- Laysan Albatross Nesting Amid Marine Debris
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Marine debris is a significant issue for seabirds and other wildlife. Shown here are plastic floats and other debris that degrade nesting sites at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Red-tailed Tropicbird
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A red-tailed tropicbird nesting at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Red-footed Booby
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A red-footed booby perches on a limb on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Laysan Albatross Pair with Egg
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- The pair take turns incubating the egg while one feeds at sea. Here, the pair are seen switching roles.
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- Laysan Albatross
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A handsome and regal Laysan albatross on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Red-footed Booby and Two Frigatebirds
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A red-footed boozy and two frigatebirds rest on Easter Island, part of the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Laysan Albatross Pair
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Laysan albatross mate for life.
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- Great Frigatebird Glides Overhead
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Great frigatebirds occur throughout the tropical seas. The Hawaiian Archipelago is the northernmost extent of this bird's range in the Pacific.
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- Albatross Nesting
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Laysan albatross and black-footed albatross nesting at Sand Island in the Midway 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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- 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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- Eastern Neck NWR
- Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Buildings, facilities and structures; signs;
- Butterfly trail at Eastern Neck NWR
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