ya... it's nice on Midway

Cable houses

The old cable houses date back to the early 1900's when they laid a telegraph line across the Pacific...

Off to Midway

The chicks of Midway... a Laysan albatross chick..
An albino Laysan albatross... freaky
and a Black-footed albatross chick...

The seabird menace

McKenzie barely escaped with her life. Great Frigatebirds are know for being thieves, they chase other birds (boobies, tropicbirds, shearwaters) and make them throw up their food. Pretty sneaky. They are awesome fliers.


This is a male displaying for females, he looks a little nervous to me. He must be hiding something.

Short-tailed Albatross

There was only one on Laysan and their number in total are right around 2000, maybe more. They have been recovering after being devastated by feather hunters on Torishima Island.

Peregrine Falcon

One visitor we had on Laysan was this Peregrine Falcon. It apparently stopped to refuel on Laysan Finches. It ate a lot.

Black-footed Albatross

Black-foots are awesome birds, a little more feisty than Laysans. Their numbers are about 1/10th of Laysans and they are being considered for the endangered species act. They're pretty special.