501 Free Photos of Northwest Hawaiian Island

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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

A juvenile red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Passenger waiting area and Naval Air Facility sign, left over from the Clipper era

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

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

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

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

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

Plastic marine debris washed up on North Beach

landscape sunny

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) bathes at Catchment

Very unusual colors in the clouds over Midway's lagoon

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

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

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

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

A wedge-tailed shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) chick is barely visible under the rubble its nest has been built under

black and white bird

Juvenile gray-backed tern (Onychoprion lunatus) in flight

Red-footed boobies (Sula sula) and great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) gliding over Eastern Island

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

Fish swimming through Midway's fringing reef

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

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

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) chick

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) sits on its nest

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

aircraft airplane

Spectacular sunset over North Beach

landscape water

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) sits on its nest

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

reptiles animals

Juvenile Laysan ducks (Anas laysanensis) swim in a seep on Eastern Island; in the background, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui has arrived to translocate some of these ducks to Kure Atoll as part of the species conservation plan

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

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

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

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

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

Yellow coral grows in Midway's fringing reef

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

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

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

A U.S. Coast Guard C-130 parked in front of the NAF Hangar

military aircraft

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

underwater ocean

Close-up of a brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

A sea cucumber... ahem... "making sand"

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

A Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) stands in the sun

A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) bathes at Catchment

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

A thin strip of clouds hangs over Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

A shoe and a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

A patch of beach morning glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)

A red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) chick under an ironwood tree

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

underwater fish

Close-up of a wedge-tailed shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) chick

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

underwater fish

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

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

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

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

underwater ocean

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

underwater fish

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

Yellow coral grows in Midway's fringing reef

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

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

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

landscape nature

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

A juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

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

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

underwater ocean

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

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

Beautiful blue water in Midway's lagoon

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

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

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

NOAA's marine debris ship, the Hi'ialakai, at night

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

underwater fish

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