871 Free Photos of Papahanaumokuakea

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A black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) in flight

Gray-backed tern (Onychoprion lunatus) on Eastern Island

An adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) sits in a beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada) bush

PMNM Hawaiian monk seal and green sea turtle cuddling

animals medical

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

Beautiful blue water in Midway's lagoon

A Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) in front of the Volunteer House, where I lived

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

Looking south from the north side of the harbor entrance

landscape water

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

A school of yellow-striped goatfish (Parupeneus chrysopleuron) swims through Midway's fringing reef

Close-up of an adult male Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis)

Close-up of a juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis)

A male great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in flight

Two Brothers Wreck

Divers and Giant Trevally at Lisianski Island

Pyramid Angelfish on Deep Reef at French Frigate Shoals

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

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

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

wildlife reptiles

A juvenile red-footed booby (Sula sula) scratches its head wth its foot

Two juvenile Laysan albatrosses (Phoebastria immutabilis) observe a sailboat attempting to enter the Refuge

Looking right into the mouth of a juvenile red-footed booby (Sula sula)

An adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) sits in a beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada) bush

Moon Over the Sea

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

A sailboat attempts to enter the closed waters of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

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

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

An adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) sits in a beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada) bush

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

Fish swim across the purple coral of Midway's fringing reef

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

Yes, that white tern (Gygis alba) is sitting on an egg laid on a chunk of broken concrete dangling from the end of a piece of rebar

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

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

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

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

Two sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

PMNM - Juvenile Stout Moray Eel taking shelter among the coral Porites evermanni

underwater medical

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

Two adult red-footed boobies (Sula sula) perch on a dead branch

Cori Kane on Deep Reef at Pearl and Hermes

underwater water

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

An adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) perches on a dead branch

Close-up of an adult female Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis)

A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) rests on the appropriately named Turtle Beach, next to a friendly crab

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

aircraft flight

Brown noddies (Anous stolidus) perch on the remnants of a seawall near Rusty Bucket

Coral and Three Giant Trevally

Bullethead parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) swim through Midway's fringing reef

A Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) rolls on the beach. Photo taken from a distance of at least 50 feet.

wildlife animals

Ultra-long exposure of the Milky Way over the Midway sign by the cargo pier (attempt #2)

A Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) rests on the beach. Photo taken from a distance of at least 50 feet.

Naupaka (Scaevola sericea) and the remnants of a pier on West Beach

A white tern (Gygis alba) chick attempts to swallow an extremely large meal brought back by one of its parents

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

Green Sea Turtle and Hawaiian Monk Seal

Sonar Mapping

PMNM baby green sea turtles

PMNM red squirrelfish

underwater fish

An adult female Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) peers through tall grass

A spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) swims in Midway's lagoon

A Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) rests on the beach. Photo taken from a distance of at least 50 feet.

animals pacific

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

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) stands over a patch of nohu (Tribulus cistoides) on Eastern Island

Diver and Spotted Moray at Maro Reef

Conducting Fish Survey

Coral and Giant Trevally at Lisianski Island

Fishes on Deep Reef at French Frigate Shoals

underwater medical

A bullethead parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) swims through Midway's fringing reef

A mother white tern (Gygis alba) and her chick, conveniently located on my walk to the Clipper House dining hall

Looking west towards historic buildings on Midway Atoll: torpedo shop with parachute tower, machine shop, carpentry shop, storage buildings, and the transportation building

landscape rural

A mother white tern (Gygis alba) and her chick, conveniently located on my walk to the Clipper House dining hall

Unidentified Red Algae

underwater medical

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

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

A less common tern species, probably a little tern or least tern, flies over Catchment

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

A Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) swims in Midway's lagoon. Photo taken from a distance of at least 50 feet.

animals mammals

Plastic bursts from an albatross carcass as it decomposes. This particular bird had 558 pieces of plastic in its stomach when it died, which was likely the cause.

A juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight

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

underwater animals

An adult Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) wanders across Eastern Island, surrounded by sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscatus)

An ornate butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus) swims through Midway's fringing reef

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

aircraft vehicle

PMNM - Green Sea Turtle And Monk Seal

A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims in Midway's lagoon

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

A mother white tern (Gygis alba) and her chick, conveniently located on my walk to the Clipper House dining hall

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

aircraft vehicle

A nesting area near the runway with a particularly high concentration of black-footed albatrosses (Phoebastria nigripes)

A safety vehicle approaches United Airlines Flight 201 after the pilot made an emergency landing on Midway due to an electrical fire

Maro Deep Reef

Goatfish at Gardner Pinnacles

Schools of Fish at French Frigate Shoals

Lobster on Maro Reef

Fishes on Deep Reef at French Frigate Shoals

Lobster and Urchin on Maro Deep Reef

Coral and Giant Trevally at Lisianski

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