892 Free Images of Marine National Monument

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Coral and Giant Trevally

Yellowfin Goatfish

Pair of Manta Rays

Whitetip Shark

NOAA/USFWS field staff on Laysan and Lisianski Islands and Pearl & Hermes Reef, facing two hurricanes and a supertyphoon, are evacuated to Midway Atoll by two MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163.

military vehicle

NOAA/USFWS field staff on Laysan and Lisianski Islands and Pearl & Hermes Reef, facing two hurricanes and a supertyphoon, are evacuated to Midway Atoll by two MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163.

military vehicle

Officers' Row lit by the light of the full moon

architecture dark

A bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) inspects a danger sign on an old building

Sitting in a rather dangerous spot, this juvenile Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) probably won't fledge

A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) rests on the appropriately named Turtle Beach

wildlife reptiles

An elderly Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) with a highly worn leg band

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) preens its back

Standard view from the Clipper House dining hall

landscape summer

A black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) regurgitates food for its chick

A black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) regurgitates food for its chick

The first Murphy's petrel (Pterodroma ultima) ever recorded on Midway Atoll—which I spotted!

A red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) parent with its chick

A white tern (Gygis alba) approaches from the lone tree on the airfield

Close-up of a potential white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) nesting site

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) sits on its nest

Portrait of a juvenile red-footed booby (Sula sula)

A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) rests on the appropriately named Turtle Beach

reptiles animals

A flock of bristle-thighed curlews (Numenius tahitiensis) gathers in Midway's "Boneyard"

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) calls at sunset

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) chick

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) sits on its nest

Look at the feet on this white tern (Gygis alba) chick!

Portrait of a sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) on Eastern Island

The U.S. Coast Guard C-130 that flew me to Midway preparing to leave

aircraft airplane

A juvenile red-footed booby (Sula sula) in flight

Spectacular sunset over North Beach

landscape water

Looking into the harbor from the north side of the harbor entrance

landscape water

A male great frigatebird (Fregata minor) flies low over Catchment

A pair of brown noddies (Anous stolidus) mate on the beach

A white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) flying around the old orchard

A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims near the Cargo Pier

A Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) that came and sat right in the driveway of the USFWS office

Midway as seen from just outside the fringing reef

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

Banded Coral Shrimp at Gardner Pinnacles

underwater ocean

Pete Basabe’s Butterflyfish

Wisdom's Mate 1.21.2016

AV-8B Harrier II National Victory Celebration 2

historical history

Diver Recall System

Safety Feature Demonstration

Chub at Gardner Pinnacles

Deep Water Algae Bed

Spotted Eagle Rays

world heritage site medical

PMNM - Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi

A sailboat attempting to enter the closed waters of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is met by Refuge staff, who learn that the ship's water maker has broken. They were given fresh water so they could return home.

Cori Kane and Giant Trevally at Lisianski

Between Dives

A U.S. Coast Guard C-130 takes off from Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

aircraft flight

A juvenile sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) on Eastern Island

A pair of brown noddies (Anous stolidus) and their nest on Eastern Island

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

One of the first black-footed albatross pairs (Phoebastria nigripes) to return for the mating season

A white tern (Gygis alba) parent waits for its fledging chick to return for a meal

A juvenile red-footed booby (Sula sula) in flight

A large group of Laysan ducks (Anas laysanensis) gathers at Catchment

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

A black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) (or hybrid Laysan–black-footed, potentially)

A great frigatebird (Fregata minor) flies low over Catchment for a quick drink

A flock of bristle-thighed curlews (Numenius tahitiensis) gathers in Midway's "Boneyard"

Two juvenile red-footed boobies (Sula sula) look at a third

The airfield and water tanks on the southern shore of Sand Island, as seen from the water

landscape water

A Christmas shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) flies over the landscape of Eastern Island

Two oval butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus) swim through Midway's fringing reef

underwater fish

An elderly male Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) with a blue leg band

A Bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca) sits in the yard of the Volunteer House

Several juvenile great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) perched in a beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada) bush

Close up of an adult red-footed booby (Sula sula)

A female great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in flight

A rainbow hangs over the Midway aviary on the morning of the 2014 Laysan duck translocation to Kure Atoll

The sky over Eastern Island is full of birds

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) sits in the sun

This white tern (Gygis alba) chick has a cozy little shade spot

A red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) sits on its nest

A red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) sits on its nest

Cross on the north side of Midway's harbor

landscape water

Gray-backed tern (Onychoprion lunatus) on Eastern Island

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

A white tern (Gygis alba) distracts my subject, a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

A close-up view of a sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) and its unusual mouth

A rainbow hangs over the Midway aviary on the morning of the 2014 Laysan duck translocation to Kure Atoll

landscape nature

A school of convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus) swims through Midway's fringing reef

underwater fish

Close up of an adult red-footed booby (Sula sula)

A red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) parent with its chick

A white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) flying around the old orchard

A school of convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus) swims through Midway's fringing reef

underwater fish

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

One of the first black-footed albatross pairs (Phoebastria nigripes) to return for the mating season

This field of Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is somewhere around 50% capacity

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) with a red leg band quacks

A close-up view of a sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) and its unusual mouth

Close-up of a sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) returns to its nest and waiting chick

Close up of an adult red-footed booby (Sula sula)

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