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

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

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

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

Standard view from the Clipper House dining hall

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This photo of a Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) resting on the beach was published in the Dec. 2014 issue of WIRED Magazine. Photo taken from a distance of at least 50 feet.

USS Fletcher (DD-445) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 20 October 1966 (NH 97881)

historical history

USS Reeves (CG-24) underway in the Pacific Ocean, 27 November 1991 (6475756)

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Nihoa Millerbird Translocation-1

Hug Point at Pacific Coast in OR

A female great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in flight

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

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

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

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) and its chick

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

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

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

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

Gray-backed tern (Onychoprion lunatus) on Eastern Island

Cross on the north side of Midway's harbor

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

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A juvenile Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) bathes at Catchment

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

Cannon Beach Oregon

Winter storm Cape Perpetua, Oregon

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Point Pinos

Fort Ord

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Moulton Falls Park at Lewis River in WA

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Night Beach

Sunset at Cannon Beach In OR

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USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 29 June 1983 (6391139)

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USS Towers (DDG-9) underway in the Pacific Ocean off southern California (USA), on 16 January 1976 (6403786)

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USS Copeland (FFG-25) underway in the Pacific Ocean during sea trials on 13 April 1982 (NH 107560)

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Nihoa Millerbird Translocation-1

Gold Beach Overlook, Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest

landscape travel

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

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

The sky over Eastern Island is full of birds

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

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

Close-up of a brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

A juvenile sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) on Eastern Island

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

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

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

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

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

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

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

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

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

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

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

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

A sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) flies over Eastern Island

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

underwater fish

Nihoa Millerbird Translocation-2

USS Sample (FF-1048) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 15 April 1983 (6372720)

historical history

Swallow (AM 65)

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View from Whispering Spruce Trail, Siuslaw National Forest

Orca Whales in Puget Sound-Olympic

Moulton Falls Park at Lewis River in WA

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Crater Lake NP in OR

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Beach pacific cnmi

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

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

Ultra-long exposure of the Milky Way over the Midway sign by the cargo pier (attempt #1)

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

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

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

Bull Trout in Stream, Olympic National Forest

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

Two sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

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

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

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

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

A small sampling of the marine debris collection I amassed during the four months I spent on Midway

The sun sets between two fuel tanks

Looking south from the north side of the harbor entrance

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

Nihoa Millerbird Translocation-1

USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950) underway in the Pacific Ocean 1962

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NMSAS - whale tail

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Los Angeles Downtown

Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas

January sunset on the Oregon coast

Sunset at Rialto Beach-Olympic

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