An albatross after a storm at Midway Atoll Refuge

White and black seabird rest on ground nest with down tree branches all around
Photo By/Credit
Pamela Repp/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
09/26/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Large, fallen ironwood branches rest on both sides of a Laysan albatross nest at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge after dramatic winter storms, Jan. 13, 2022. Hundreds of ironwood branches fell during the winter storms at Midway Atoll during December and early January, and several branches unfortunately crushed many albatross eggs.
Facility
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge