331 Free Photos of Birds Of Midway Atoll

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Either a long-billed or short-billed dowitcher

An abandoned pumping station associated with the old water treatment system

Close-up of a brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

Close-up of a white tern (Gygis alba) chick

A black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) in flight

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

As it decomposes, an albatross carcass reveals the plastic the bird consumed before it died

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) chick

Two white terns (Gygis alba) check me out

20 minutes later, the chick has almost swallowed the whole fish

Brown noddies (Anous stolidus) sit in a dead tree on Eastern Island

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

White tern (Gygis alba)

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) guards its egg

Close-up of a short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)

A bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)

A great frigatebird (Fregata minor) attacks a red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) mid-flight in an attempt to steal its food

White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) against a blue sky

Two sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

A juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight

Two pairs of black-footed albatrosses (Phoebastria nigripes) shortly after returning to Midway for the breeding season

A short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) sits on Sand Island

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

An adorable white tern (Gygis alba) chick against Midway's blue shoals

A juvenile sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) on Spit Island

A juvenile great frigatebird (Fregata minor)

A juvenile Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) in front of Turtle Beach

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) feeds its chick

This white tern (Gygis alba) chick hatched inside an abandoned pumping station

A short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) sits on Sand Island

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

A white tern (Gygis alba) gives me the ol' stick eye

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) sits on its nest

Portrait of a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) bathes at Catchment

Two pairs of black-footed albatrosses (Phoebastria nigripes) shortly after returning to Midway for the breeding season

A juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight

Brown noddies (Anous stolidus) hanging out at the end of the runway

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

Close-up of a brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

An adorable white tern (Gygis alba) chick against Midway's blue shoals

A juvenile sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) on Eastern Island

An adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) perches in an ironwood tree

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) chick begs for food

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

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) sits on its nest

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) swimming at Brackish Seep

A congregation of adult and juvenile sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscatus) on Eastern Island

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) in flight

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

White tern (Gygis alba) chicks are the fluffiest little creatures I've ever seen

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) at Brackish Seep

One of the first Laysan albatrosses (Phoebastria immutabilis) to return for the mating season

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

An adorable white tern (Gygis alba) chick against Midway's blue shoals

Juvenile gray-backed tern (Onychoprion lunatus) in flight

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) chick begs for food

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

An adorable white tern (Gygis alba) chick against Midway's blue shoals

As it decomposes, an albatross carcass reveals the plastic the bird consumed before it died

Close-up of a black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)

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

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) bathes at Catchment

A hungry red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) chick squawks for food

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

A red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) sits under an artificial shade structure

An adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) in flight

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) sits in a dead branch

Brown noddies (Anous stolidus) hanging out at the end of the runway

A juvenile red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

This white tern (Gygis alba) chick hatched inside an abandoned pumping station

A male great frigatebird (Fregata minor) perched in an ironwood tree pants to keep cool

Close-up of a black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) bathes at Catchment

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

This white tern (Gygis alba) chick hatched inside an abandoned pumping station

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

A juvenile sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) preens its back

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

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

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

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