Midway Atoll NWR, 2012-03 with Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris

  • Laysan Albatross
    Laysan Albatross
    Phoebastria immutabilis - leucistic (lacking normal black pigments) juvenile.
    Fuel Farm, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
    2012-03-20#4489
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan Albatross
    Laysan Albatross
    Phoebastria immutabilis
    Fuel Farm, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
    2012-03-20#4503
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan Albatross
    Laysan Albatross
    Phoebastria immutabilis - adult feeding a chick.
    Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
    2012-03-20#4528
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown Booby
    Brown Booby
    Sula leucogaster - only specimen of this specie seen on the trip.
    South Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
    2012-03-20#2970
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-footed Albatross
    Black-footed Albatross
    Phoebastria nigripes - pair greeting each other.
    Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
    2012-03-20#4554
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan Albatross
    Laysan Albatross
    Phoebastria immutabilis
    Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
    2012-03-20#4582
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan Albatross
    Laysan Albatross
    Phoebastria immutabilis - head detail.
    Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
    2012-03-20#4586
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan Albatross chick
    Laysan Albatross chick
    Phoebastria immutabilis - so similar to the Black-footed Albatross chicks that an attendant parent was needed to make the id.
    Rusty Bucket, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 20, 2012
    2012-03-20#4604
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan-Black-footed Albatross hybrid
    Laysan-Black-footed Albatross hybrid
    Phoebastria immutabilis x nigripes
    Memorial Area, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#4606
    Larry L. Jackson
  • WWII Communications Headquarters
    WWII Communications Headquarters
    Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#4618
    Larry L. Jackson
  • WWII Communications Headquarters Sign
    WWII Communications Headquarters Sign
    Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#4723
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Tern
    White Tern
    Gygis alba rothchildi
    Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#4623
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Inner Harbor
    Inner Harbor
    Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#4625
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan Albatross
    Laysan Albatross
    Phoebastria immutabilis
    Inner Harbor, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#4648
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Tern
    White Tern
    Gygis alba rothchildi
    Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#4658
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Tern
    White Tern
    Gygis alba rothchildi
    Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Terns
    White Terns
    Gygis alba rothchildi
    Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Terns
    White Terns
    Gygis alba rothchildi
    Southeast, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan & Black-footed Albatross
    Laysan & Black-footed Albatross
    Phoebastria immutabilis and nigripes.
    Inner Harbor, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3076
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-tailed Tropicbird
    Red-tailed Tropicbird
    Phaethon rubricauda - on a nest.
    Boat Ramp, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3094
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-tailed Tropicbird
    Red-tailed Tropicbird
    Phaethon rubricauda - head detail.
    Boat Ramp, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3117
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ruddy Turnstones
    Ruddy Turnstones
    Arenaria interpres
    Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3145
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Canary
    Common Canary
    Serinus carius - introduced by early residents, now a breeding population.
    Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3148
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pacific Golden Plover
    Pacific Golden Plover
    Pluvialis fulva
    Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3165
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pacific Golden Plover
    Pacific Golden Plover
    Pluvialis fulva - breeding coloration.
    Charlie Barracks, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3171
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan Ducks
    Laysan Ducks
    Anas laysanensis
    Mall, Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 21, 2012
    2012-03-21#3234
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-footed Albatross
    Black-footed Albatross
    Phoebastria nigripes
    Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
    2012-03-22#4767
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laysan Albatross chick
    Laysan Albatross chick
    Phoebastria immutabilis - flapping the young wings a bit.
    Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
    2012-03-22#4785
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Frigatebird
    Magnificent Frigatebird
    Fregata magnificens - juvenile.
    Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
    2012-03-22#4886
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-footed Booby
    Red-footed Booby
    Sula sula
    Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 22, 2012
    2012-03-22#3490
    Larry L. Jackson