862 Free Images of Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument

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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)

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

underwater fish

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

The airfield and water tanks on the southern shore of Sand Island, as seen from the water

landscape water

Assembling the Puma

Assembling the Puma

PMNM - Hawaiian Spiny Lobster

The 2014 RAMP Expedition Departure

Chief scientist Christopher Kelley in the sonar control room.

PMNM - Hawaiian Monk Seal - Midway Atoll

Preparing the Puma

Assembling the Puma

Commensal Brittle Star

insects medical

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

aircraft flight

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

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

Two sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscatus) in flight

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

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)

The sun sets between two fuel tanks

Looking south from the north side of the harbor entrance

landscape water

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

PMNM - New Butterfly fish Species

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

This field of Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is somewhere around 50% capacity

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

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

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

A male great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in flight

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

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

Gray-backed tern (Onychoprion lunatus) on Eastern Island

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

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

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

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

A brown noddy (Anous stolidus) chick

Wisdom on 25Dec15

PMNM - Casper - New Octopod Species

The sonar control room on the R/V Falkor.

Milletseed Butterflyfish

Table Coral at French Frigate Shoals

wildlife travel

A mixed flock of Pacific golden plovers (Pluvialis fulva) and ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres) flies over Eastern Island

A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) rests on North Beach, beside Midway's beautiful lagoon

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

A juvenile entertains an adult red-footed booby (Sula sula)

The Midway aviary, used as a temporary holding place for Laysan ducks captured for translocation as part of the USFWS Species Recovery Plan

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

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

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

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

A white tern (Gygis alba) checks me out

A juvenile female Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) forages in front of the Chugach office among the fallen nuts

A black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) in flight

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

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

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

PMNM - Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi

science medical

Long-legged Shrimp

insects medical

Coral Rubble Collection

underwater water

Scientific Diver

underwater water

Viewing from the Puma

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

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

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

aircraft vehicle

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

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

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

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

PMNM - Dragon Moray at Pearle and Hermes

Squat Lobster on a crater east of Maro Reef

insects medical

Manning the Puma

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

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

aircraft vehicle

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

wildlife animals

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

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

animals mammals

A juvenile brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight

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

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

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

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