501 Free Photos of Northwest Hawaiian Island

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

A wedge-tailed shearwater nests in the entryway to an old pillbox

Close-up of the yellow coral growing in Midway's fringing reef

underwater yellow

A bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)

Three juvenile red-footed boobies (Sula sula) squabble over a perch

Three juvenile great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) sit in a beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada) bush, panting to keep cool

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

North Beach on Sand Island as seen from just outside the fringing feer

landscape water

A juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight

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

Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) performing a "sky moo"

Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) in flight

Awkward-looking juvenile Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)

The fuel pier as seen from the cargo pier

underwater blue

A fluffy wedge-tailed shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) chick

Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) in flight

Brackish Seep undergoes a habitat restoration process

A Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) greets me at breakfast

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) guards its egg

A fuzzy red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) chick

A fuzzy red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) chick

Two red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) chicks

A white tern (Gygis alba) perched on old military installation

A white tern (Gygis alba) chick sits on a pile of concrete rubble

Fish swim under Midway's cargo pier

underwater fish

A fluffy red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) chick

Distance chart at the NAF Hangar, left over from the Clipper era

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

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

Two white terns (Gygis alba) check me out

A bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)

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

An area of freshly ouplanted beach morning glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) near the historic cablehouse

A ghost crab sits outside its hole on North Beach

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

Looking east along the harbor seawall

landscape water

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

White tern (Gygis alba)

The Midway fire engine escorts a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 to the runway

vehicle pacific

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) guards its egg

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

Close-up of a juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight

One of the largest endangered pōpolo (Solanum nelsonii) plants on Sand Island: BEFORE non-native plant removal non-native plant removal

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

Dramatic clouds over North Beach

landscape summer

A ghost crab creeps out of its hole on North Beach

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

A juvenile great frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Fish swim under Midway's cargo pier

underwater fish

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

A lone tree growing on Midway's airfield

landscape grass

A flock of ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres) plus one Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) flies over Eastern Island

Extreme close-up of a juvenile red-footed booby (Sula sula) eye

A juvenile red-footed booby (Sula sula) snaps at another booby flying too close

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

Flowers and buds of the endangered pōpolo (Solanum nelsonii)

One of the piers in Midway's harbor

landscape water

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

A juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight

Two juvenile red-footed boobies (Sula sula) squabble over a perch

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

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) sits on its nest

A red slate pencil urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus) on Midway's fringing reef

underwater snorkeling

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

The sun rises over Midway's harbor

landscape water

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

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

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

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

Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swimming in Midway's lagoon

underwater marine

Marine debris, largely composed of plastic, intermingles with organic material that has washed up on Midway

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

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

The ocean view in pretty much any direction

A lone tree growing on Midway's airfield

landscape grass

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

Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) in flight

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

A double rainbow all the way across the sky at North Beach

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

Marine debris, largely composed of plastic, intermingles with organic material that has washed up on Midway

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) bathes at Catchment

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