tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377830074042395952024-03-14T01:15:23.300-07:00PIHEMANUMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-39437605023408175082010-06-17T19:03:00.000-07:002010-06-17T19:03:36.036-07:00Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge<div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Before I get home, I am lucky enough to be living and volunteering for a month here in this gorgeous place:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzIKdG81Ada-9HtBKAPLP3YbzKubJRS-BA9FRJEVx9Z6I6msBBTDxRsmWSaRcaVDhtgTIlfhi1MPBxCm18t93jDCGeBR0rRcXrv2DHfuccNDoV6euZx8804_BOurUqCauyQUFTTvKV7o/s1600/2010+June12+018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzIKdG81Ada-9HtBKAPLP3YbzKubJRS-BA9FRJEVx9Z6I6msBBTDxRsmWSaRcaVDhtgTIlfhi1MPBxCm18t93jDCGeBR0rRcXrv2DHfuccNDoV6euZx8804_BOurUqCauyQUFTTvKV7o/s400/2010+June12+018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This is <a href="http://www.fws.gov/hanalei/">Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge</a> which, like most of the island of Kaua'i, is home to stunning views and beautiful sunsets. As an important wetland for Hawai'i's endangered waterbirds, it was established as a refuge for their protection.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I live right next to the river</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzZ9_B9I01Hp5g5Oy-rIlIUEKN0Y6koT7BwlJRAn0LNTkMe2ugcQrTvW2GCktHHpAVHH0GuibqxO7TMHTP-QVgNO0oR9lAQGOHXWQDPnQfmccqn6jQ98kfQZAao_h3YAcbVGWCiWckKY/s1600/2010+June12+031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzZ9_B9I01Hp5g5Oy-rIlIUEKN0Y6koT7BwlJRAn0LNTkMe2ugcQrTvW2GCktHHpAVHH0GuibqxO7TMHTP-QVgNO0oR9lAQGOHXWQDPnQfmccqn6jQ98kfQZAao_h3YAcbVGWCiWckKY/s400/2010+June12+031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">...and am just a walk away from some great birdwatching.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GPrmMHqqhyphenhyphen-aqPPxdTQhwhsCSCvnnAUs1ROchtICj3toQ1YR4J3Ws7_FtL4YXxLaQIQg_dfzhr6evN3XXlqgaRqu_V3Lu0v9DXaDo1HfH3Y6_R-kpV_ZEwcy7KxYzNhUWIZ98gkRZ3I/s1600/2010+June12+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GPrmMHqqhyphenhyphen-aqPPxdTQhwhsCSCvnnAUs1ROchtICj3toQ1YR4J3Ws7_FtL4YXxLaQIQg_dfzhr6evN3XXlqgaRqu_V3Lu0v9DXaDo1HfH3Y6_R-kpV_ZEwcy7KxYzNhUWIZ98gkRZ3I/s400/2010+June12+024.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Stilt nest</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCVAI-ws4Ek9rePCnt4BamFrsg-IS7azJ_K1BEVDM1aWvBLLkKznhY62WBWIEsGvFy64VwoYa0SbvenXeOq4JGnAbBPsNtDNuMFsfOH5e9dM2w_hjvDina7pmnW7Rc-alFr6EQZtKmsA/s1600/2010+June12+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCVAI-ws4Ek9rePCnt4BamFrsg-IS7azJ_K1BEVDM1aWvBLLkKznhY62WBWIEsGvFy64VwoYa0SbvenXeOq4JGnAbBPsNtDNuMFsfOH5e9dM2w_hjvDina7pmnW7Rc-alFr6EQZtKmsA/s400/2010+June12+019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Hawaiian Moorhen and chick - 'Alae 'ula</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddvLTGxuWFX5EeuBJxcT5Zz_x7QGn_iVtZfGe5wvCDOkJOJE9s5Cl6X0K5kEwbq3XIWUliVYae4KmIpZHf4fw_ue9l981gT6yqAQEWAqir0thoPXslCDf1cYJUfPFTsV2r2z8BMkGbJQ/s1600/2010+June12+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddvLTGxuWFX5EeuBJxcT5Zz_x7QGn_iVtZfGe5wvCDOkJOJE9s5Cl6X0K5kEwbq3XIWUliVYae4KmIpZHf4fw_ue9l981gT6yqAQEWAqir0thoPXslCDf1cYJUfPFTsV2r2z8BMkGbJQ/s400/2010+June12+024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; 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border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">But someone familiar showed up!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCbxzkxkaFiM9c1iB2RVosgu3bacB4JXU9I2O7MHp-qCHwswqSOzcU6X5mJ6xA6qkmfGouLbF0DBwoVRm1ky9YU9h3bmkDqGBmkMdWmwJIbDI_ttbrEFdgvslrXDgo-KbO1XHO0CFc4c/s1600/untitled.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCbxzkxkaFiM9c1iB2RVosgu3bacB4JXU9I2O7MHp-qCHwswqSOzcU6X5mJ6xA6qkmfGouLbF0DBwoVRm1ky9YU9h3bmkDqGBmkMdWmwJIbDI_ttbrEFdgvslrXDgo-KbO1XHO0CFc4c/s400/untitled.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">US Fish and Wildlife actually leases some of the land on Hanalei to local taro farmers because taro fields are very good habitat for the birds.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Endangered Hawaiian Wetland Subspecies: Hawaiian Stilt and Hawaiian Moorhen </div>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-4758942202318191762010-06-09T18:00:00.000-07:002010-06-09T21:04:40.873-07:00Stuff We Did<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Just to dispel any thoughts that we were lazing about on tropical beaches sipping cocktails, I wanted to share some of the work we did during our 3 month stay. </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall I am very proud of the things that we accomplished. Of course the work is always ongoing, but I feel like we helped with a good sized chunk. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to helping out with the restoration work I also gained some excellent field experience and got to observe some amazing birds and bird behavior. Plus I had the chance to meet some of the loveliest people on the planet. I think there must be a magnet underneath the island that attracts really good people. Someone should do a study on that.</div>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-16147237834168658052010-06-04T00:44:00.000-07:002010-06-09T21:05:38.364-07:00Aloha PihemanuGiven the fast speed of the internet connection and the sound of cars on the street, it appears that I no longer find myself on Pihemanu. I've been in a bit of denial of this fact as my experience on Midway was something amazing and not really anything I can appropriately describe in words. <br />
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The things I will miss most are:<br />
<ul><li>Clipper House meals</li>
<li>beautiful North Beach</li>
<li>being "brined" on</li>
<li>nightly albatross and petrel serenades outside my window</li>
<li>weekly ping-pong and basketball games</li>
<li>observing the life of seabirds up close</li>
<li>relying on a bicycle for transportation</li>
<li>the awesome people of FWS and Chugach! I love you guys!</li>
</ul>But! My first big splurge off-island was a ridiculous dish of ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery. So in certain ways I'm happy to be back in the land of personal indulgences. :)<br />
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I'm currently spending the next month at Hanalei Wildlife Refuge on Kaua'i and then it's back home for me. I still plan to keep the blog going for a while for those who want to keep checking back. <br />
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Hope to see many of you soon!<br />
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Aloha,<br />
MDMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-40903829971575239172010-06-03T21:25:00.000-07:002010-06-04T00:23:18.222-07:00Midway Past<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At one time, Midway supported as many as 5,000 people. Because many of the structures from that time are still standing and unused, I often feel like I live in a ghost town. Here are some images.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzi2GGmfK96gsxqnSwekiPGMckBMiE6vKxb4Ky18evRfsgGt9tElmsAvaYifuBU8xwbQnq-_N5odjXlCMGkicNoSi0l2EICNdH729h5bgCnk42YVfdZJdACtB82drslf0Euqo1s8FpQ4/s1600/2010+April+25+071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzi2GGmfK96gsxqnSwekiPGMckBMiE6vKxb4Ky18evRfsgGt9tElmsAvaYifuBU8xwbQnq-_N5odjXlCMGkicNoSi0l2EICNdH729h5bgCnk42YVfdZJdACtB82drslf0Euqo1s8FpQ4/s400/2010+April+25+071.jpg" tt="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hole #9</div><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Black-footed Albatross</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCCyG_N3e7EO_TrM5w84RJx_yXkk-22-YC-ZVlhubPZC4854-du3WFB8Gan579igdZTqcVINiYLxdfp9qjj0Zdv7dkZTkgGPT1V8869Zcc3YtbVBJbTAYT_qD-NE6mrwt38VE0S6rNUM/s1600/2010+Mar+28+136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCCyG_N3e7EO_TrM5w84RJx_yXkk-22-YC-ZVlhubPZC4854-du3WFB8Gan579igdZTqcVINiYLxdfp9qjj0Zdv7dkZTkgGPT1V8869Zcc3YtbVBJbTAYT_qD-NE6mrwt38VE0S6rNUM/s400/2010+Mar+28+136.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">White Tern chick </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ75SUUFIzV_EA2626OQAxyJTGeP7AV7u37F70Qyd2AoXZBG4JrzQE0NuyY247w-LaT_nJm_GKAiYt6QtlZFoqCV32EjWN2DVSeJhx3rIy5KIrY5DTyIh4B-Id6mQV11zhxm-aeR3GZJU/s1600/2010+May+1+095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ75SUUFIzV_EA2626OQAxyJTGeP7AV7u37F70Qyd2AoXZBG4JrzQE0NuyY247w-LaT_nJm_GKAiYt6QtlZFoqCV32EjWN2DVSeJhx3rIy5KIrY5DTyIh4B-Id6mQV11zhxm-aeR3GZJU/s400/2010+May+1+095.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Bristle-thighed Curlew</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi98UyiJvOG4zCIZtbsBCN5Z8JP9-pYxTeyit5ZtaZBgW7PQXLftlZ5jaQWtZVncp46ETlaKqVlGUhpLVKHHoA7m9ofdJR0r9KGLEp4uRZojo1sbtuW1ykamV4R76RnXzgfUtAXAlSCNI/s1600/2010+May+8+049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi98UyiJvOG4zCIZtbsBCN5Z8JP9-pYxTeyit5ZtaZBgW7PQXLftlZ5jaQWtZVncp46ETlaKqVlGUhpLVKHHoA7m9ofdJR0r9KGLEp4uRZojo1sbtuW1ykamV4R76RnXzgfUtAXAlSCNI/s400/2010+May+8+049.jpg" tt="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Gorgeous.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXdNurJHBDBkBLa08atrdckETQMIjq4ZKK9Aume5Q6OMtagwQouuGgK_3J4qvY_nMkZjETwbkg0x-NeNSTh1fUNcsIGS9sB7nShyHtgi50G6XIugh26SS4ES9szleVznK7mou6rUfpeE/s1600/2010+April+25+121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466813579058452834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXdNurJHBDBkBLa08atrdckETQMIjq4ZKK9Aume5Q6OMtagwQouuGgK_3J4qvY_nMkZjETwbkg0x-NeNSTh1fUNcsIGS9sB7nShyHtgi50G6XIugh26SS4ES9szleVznK7mou6rUfpeE/s400/2010+April+25+121.jpg" style="float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a></div>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-47473530428392171992010-05-02T00:26:00.000-07:002010-05-02T15:44:18.152-07:00Raindrops<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz26C53cWQxITWXXT3pn4KGuHQAnd1mHjvTGb2eySvSK_e5FjOy1xDhc-tWVZnmo1pIWTavTlSSwy_EuR04EA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>They also line up to enjoy the garden sprinklers too.</p>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-61174537490238132492010-05-02T00:08:00.000-07:002010-05-02T00:08:55.537-07:00Chicks, man.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a good time to be on Midway. Tons of activity going on and more and more chicks are hatching. You could almost die from all the cuteness. Here is a sampling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black Noddy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTwZDjLsq5YBTq-VYp0J93n_zF5T3sKvpi8x7bn4K46WpNloQV7JfOd9wcd-QykTRP_82sJBlIZvdwyc4Vf96KzTn1eRd1TKIWcRSUlYBd5jnHPEBgnm-48VdssSyLCNgrUcFmp5iSHk/s1600/2010+April+19+068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTwZDjLsq5YBTq-VYp0J93n_zF5T3sKvpi8x7bn4K46WpNloQV7JfOd9wcd-QykTRP_82sJBlIZvdwyc4Vf96KzTn1eRd1TKIWcRSUlYBd5jnHPEBgnm-48VdssSyLCNgrUcFmp5iSHk/s400/2010+April+19+068.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The albatross chicks seemed to have hit a fatness plateau and are instead putting energy into their big bird feathers:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The constant preening gives many of them downy moustaches:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">The parents are working hard too. Today I came across two chicks enjoying hearty breakfasts:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes their meals are too big for their stomachs and so they have to wait for part of it to digest before they can swallow the remainder.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">These first pictures are from Eastern Island. Neighboring Sand Island has been cleaned up for the most part.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Marine debris poses hazards to wildlife in a few ways: entanglement, ingestion, and toxic build-up. To ecosystems, it threatens stability by entering the food chain. (Plastics do not biodegrade and so they become small enough to be eaten by aquatic organisms).</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">My own personal experiences with the effects of marine debris have been a bit jarring. </div>Once, I happened to observe something hanging out of an adult albatross's mouth. Upon closer inspection, I saw that it was monofilament fishing line. I managed to get a hold of the end and I pulled and pulled and pulled until all 3 feet of it came out of the bird's stomach. There was quite the bounty of fish eggs attached to the line. The same bird was apparently in the process of feeding its chick and after a regurgitation session, again I saw some line. Once more I pulled it out, he regurged and again more line. I hoped that was the last of it, but I wasn't optimistic.<br />
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Another time, I was walking the shoreline on Eastern Island. There has not been as much cleanup here than on Sand Island and so people have just been stacking various things in large piles along the beach. I came across one albatross chick who looked like it had been caught in a pile of fishing net for quite some time. His toes and foot had become completely necrotic from the line tightening around it's leg and the end of his ankle bone was exposed from the constant struggle against the net. I managed to cut his dead leg out of the net, but I do wonder if he's not long for this world.<br />
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So. The lesson for all of us today is the 3R's. Reduce, reuse and recycle. And when you can't do any of these, properly dispose of your trash. And please keep in mind that even though you may not live by the ocean, your actions still make an impact.<br />
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For riding dolphins??</div>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-82399795842086114772010-04-25T01:35:00.000-07:002010-04-26T02:51:43.467-07:00Things on the Beach (Part 1)<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqi_pP14XbjDhDVkNHB5W1ajovzQAG3b1Xhdh81yVLQMfcZUfUgVDFfBX2h6VgJFCbpm6z6kaW0fk63OAHdtf6OUQMLGhRuEr5JeDsGvO1CC_u4icx0hqsgMcEfJbyvkL1aFNQwSciXU/s1600/Mid+Feb+2010+089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqi_pP14XbjDhDVkNHB5W1ajovzQAG3b1Xhdh81yVLQMfcZUfUgVDFfBX2h6VgJFCbpm6z6kaW0fk63OAHdtf6OUQMLGhRuEr5JeDsGvO1CC_u4icx0hqsgMcEfJbyvkL1aFNQwSciXU/s400/Mid+Feb+2010+089.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Fresh sea urchin</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Dedicated to the beach combers out there. *cough* Mom *cough*</div>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-18552564485175715252010-04-09T17:32:00.000-07:002010-04-09T21:34:08.028-07:00White Terns<div style="text-align: left; clear: both;" class="separator">I think that one of everyone's favorite birds here is the White Tern. Besides it's obvious appeal - the white plumage, big eyes and blue-black bill - it has a curious streak that often leads to up close and personal investigations of your face. </div><br /><div style="text-align: left; clear: both;" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; clear: both;" class="separator">You will be minding your own business, walking on the trail, when a group of one to three birds are suddenly fluttering around your head and squaking at you. To my knowledge, this doesn't happen because I've invaded their nesting territory, but because they are simply checking out the strange bipedal creature that has landed on their tropical planet. I have to admit to feeling quite special on the occasions where I've had a flock of ten White Terns following me on the beach. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEypzf1_igw2MWGONKzlf2C70hyphenhyphenuQK_T-n5pUnwTJDFUKY0sggC2PT-yZqUP5ymx_J2IGajMoGy32_OtRqSbTmVYDk6mPmo3rJoDoHLKcjQvSprXpKjUqDlMmBYLLjXxEbE3SnO4yPoIE/s1600/2010+Mar+28+024.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEypzf1_igw2MWGONKzlf2C70hyphenhyphenuQK_T-n5pUnwTJDFUKY0sggC2PT-yZqUP5ymx_J2IGajMoGy32_OtRqSbTmVYDk6mPmo3rJoDoHLKcjQvSprXpKjUqDlMmBYLLjXxEbE3SnO4yPoIE/s400/2010+Mar+28+024.jpg" nt="true" border="0" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWTkLy9aJKxHGEru3ObvhsJfFEQuFCBa43dktKLvn29I2_e1IDGIX8_Eybouiwe33bIZwXngP5mO76EVicPKPq5jA1oddHBaYKFA18eUikGKxWyI7o8roMVVQLOXLCBwMhYes7ig-JLI/s1600/2010+Mar+28+026.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWTkLy9aJKxHGEru3ObvhsJfFEQuFCBa43dktKLvn29I2_e1IDGIX8_Eybouiwe33bIZwXngP5mO76EVicPKPq5jA1oddHBaYKFA18eUikGKxWyI7o8roMVVQLOXLCBwMhYes7ig-JLI/s400/2010+Mar+28+026.jpg" nt="true" border="0" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqfWWbzgKq2P6sHnMlrHHK514EOCs1hij7r3trDCzpw0oTmdCj1al6-OHiBJGsDLY8cNDjvvV1H_y0p0VF6zedof0jmz-iAbhXHPNcGJxKStYwZWXCSfSR6-FdNoTSSpjrjy8jZCkEg0/s1600/2010+Mar+28+029.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqfWWbzgKq2P6sHnMlrHHK514EOCs1hij7r3trDCzpw0oTmdCj1al6-OHiBJGsDLY8cNDjvvV1H_y0p0VF6zedof0jmz-iAbhXHPNcGJxKStYwZWXCSfSR6-FdNoTSSpjrjy8jZCkEg0/s400/2010+Mar+28+029.jpg" nt="true" border="0" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator">We had a tern lay an egg on the wall in our backyard. Unfortunately, it was abandoned shortly thereafter.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqL8euDIU9SNES-lHMR7ot1QyFs5j99nixgQr7cj5MG2-sFRx9f7l0jvuzLYWWH_NPqydYwlrzkKizHLnOcfMEdqUjDd0HokAHwYy4bgRoRFokvb3tjeZ8ouoAFVn0LzWo6oIqhyQGqaA/s1600/2010+Mar+28+046.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqL8euDIU9SNES-lHMR7ot1QyFs5j99nixgQr7cj5MG2-sFRx9f7l0jvuzLYWWH_NPqydYwlrzkKizHLnOcfMEdqUjDd0HokAHwYy4bgRoRFokvb3tjeZ8ouoAFVn0LzWo6oIqhyQGqaA/s400/2010+Mar+28+046.jpg" nt="true" border="0" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator">To everyone's delight though, one of our neighbors had one hatch in his tree just a few days ago. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-VYSNEABgvbYCS2WXmUcv5oQN1BS3q5JihpZI9UGql_sxWe9gGdjnEMXWR_5bRyxoMosBu1MDDY8NGDeJhYvfGQOckLyRPKMgrowvYlG5Nbt3KhyphenhyphencjK1hWQC2xSOpT4VWlZ_1sepQVY/s1600/2010+April+4+001.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-VYSNEABgvbYCS2WXmUcv5oQN1BS3q5JihpZI9UGql_sxWe9gGdjnEMXWR_5bRyxoMosBu1MDDY8NGDeJhYvfGQOckLyRPKMgrowvYlG5Nbt3KhyphenhyphencjK1hWQC2xSOpT4VWlZ_1sepQVY/s400/2010+April+4+001.jpg" nt="true" border="0" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEEpECj_HbKz3CA6bXNRSlBH730BFkWlQ_Ru60KMI_bTzFr4fdS-ixJJykmq0JMIamQN-_RtXybdQsI778XIxSj9LFbHk-mW6CY8tWeaNZS3T-3IIlrBKg85kWFGPa7xUj4WA4RC9re4/s1600/2010+April+4+009.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEEpECj_HbKz3CA6bXNRSlBH730BFkWlQ_Ru60KMI_bTzFr4fdS-ixJJykmq0JMIamQN-_RtXybdQsI778XIxSj9LFbHk-mW6CY8tWeaNZS3T-3IIlrBKg85kWFGPa7xUj4WA4RC9re4/s400/2010+April+4+009.jpg" nt="true" border="0" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"> </div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwzIOr6_pPAGOmhEQJqlyTKwXLOFao-qVk6ARkVqpjxXVaTzAZWOsdT_wewxaCb5hW0Z3ghU5-rGwqnLAVSeg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-60331913216117488322010-04-05T02:19:00.001-07:002010-04-06T20:50:03.895-07:00In addition to being a wildlife refuge, Midway serves another purpose: it's the Pacific's go-to place for medical emergencies and mechanical failures. We've got a Physician's Assistant on island to attend to any injuries or illnesses as well as a fully operational airport facility that can receive any aircrafts wishing to refuel or even land safely in the event of, well, something bad.<br /><br />Just in the time that I've been here, there have been quite a few events along these lines.<br /><br />In early March there was a worker aboard a Chinese ship that had crushed his hand. They sailed here so that he could be brought on island to be looked after and then flown to Honolulu.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGlM517SkJA3oNc13awT7Yy3UeA0VmG3U4-o-mK0cca2iSV6bnYrU7UF3dkmdrYlubhiEh_FgI_cDryJcV68sITE0gGW31xDG5m44LmIUOwhiIMwYRzHuiztY6Da4d5wjTSTJlXjZU8A/s1600/2010+Mar+7+001.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGlM517SkJA3oNc13awT7Yy3UeA0VmG3U4-o-mK0cca2iSV6bnYrU7UF3dkmdrYlubhiEh_FgI_cDryJcV68sITE0gGW31xDG5m44LmIUOwhiIMwYRzHuiztY6Da4d5wjTSTJlXjZU8A/s400/2010+Mar+7+001.jpg" width="400" height="300" nt="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">In this really bad picture, you can see the ship just off the reef.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3FokUHTvPhoiVffkbXH5VycRQ7c0fhQu5spUofAN9WYtRnl5Xa6xMcXx5QJV9EHHOXhqmh0g3KiJ69R2bMLus1GENQBe6dcDw6TTKIdp5NSmXAU17jqtEZ3rZlEj0IrTgRSDxKsvJ2Q/s1600/2010+Mar+26+011.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3FokUHTvPhoiVffkbXH5VycRQ7c0fhQu5spUofAN9WYtRnl5Xa6xMcXx5QJV9EHHOXhqmh0g3KiJ69R2bMLus1GENQBe6dcDw6TTKIdp5NSmXAU17jqtEZ3rZlEj0IrTgRSDxKsvJ2Q/s400/2010+Mar+26+011.jpg" width="400" height="300" nt="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Later, this Coast Guard plane arrived here to refuel on its way to a rescue mission. The crew was looking for a sailboat somewhere between here and the Aleutians that was sending out a distress call. Turns out the signal was a mistake and everybody was okay. Good thing because that's a HUGE search area.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Just last week, we had a visitor group that was on their way back to Honolulu when one of the plane's engines failed 45 minutes out (!). With only one working propeller and engine, they were able to turn around and land here safely. Yikes.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator">On a slightly different note, we were recently treated to the arrival of the Kahana, a US Fish and Wildlife freighter boat. Everyone gets really excited about this because the Kahana brings supplies and goodies such as fresh fruit, soda and most importantly, beer. I was excited about this because the Kahana was on my favorite show, LOST. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator">You know, the freighter that blew up?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjRS_EGhDkJ5F_e1gc1cDnabgEl9QHEgMj1B91TKWIdnwWAv5Pk0Wb72uU-ksWV0b_VRkiuPum0UJfTWyCoiY5oAkSCYzXgtPY6l4nbN79vSZJr9farRwlgqkgoxxTxTzvanumMDteKQ/s1600/normal_4finale-0578.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjRS_EGhDkJ5F_e1gc1cDnabgEl9QHEgMj1B91TKWIdnwWAv5Pk0Wb72uU-ksWV0b_VRkiuPum0UJfTWyCoiY5oAkSCYzXgtPY6l4nbN79vSZJr9farRwlgqkgoxxTxTzvanumMDteKQ/s320/normal_4finale-0578.jpg" nt="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Yup, it was that very boat. Don't worry everyone, I got pictures.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E5w82qcywgcLpusQeMRai0LfqVWGyx4Yszb_bm1urMqWkduOqv96C8VHHsL_fGsenuLJyUYfPbuHhO4jdbVnxzaBwFX0HK0UHE3kMLYrMhY5r8tML9BxKmenBcA2wqeUYtXHKKFfqeQ/s1600/2010+Mar+26+029.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E5w82qcywgcLpusQeMRai0LfqVWGyx4Yszb_bm1urMqWkduOqv96C8VHHsL_fGsenuLJyUYfPbuHhO4jdbVnxzaBwFX0HK0UHE3kMLYrMhY5r8tML9BxKmenBcA2wqeUYtXHKKFfqeQ/s400/2010+Mar+26+029.jpg" width="300" height="400" nt="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XGR_drwAtH30weq9xJ5pJc9EPB6KiHycGukIdvkqhkJP4SpR4GTTKbbT3P5Sks7fZT_XcrIWPb5E9KE5XQqwszNIcvesk0aEgtXqtl_B4RNS5MmQmEFes6rm6CunW0tqsCQohwx1FAg/s1600/2010+Mar+26+030.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XGR_drwAtH30weq9xJ5pJc9EPB6KiHycGukIdvkqhkJP4SpR4GTTKbbT3P5Sks7fZT_XcrIWPb5E9KE5XQqwszNIcvesk0aEgtXqtl_B4RNS5MmQmEFes6rm6CunW0tqsCQohwx1FAg/s320/2010+Mar+26+030.jpg" width="240" height="320" nt="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrePowBLC2GM_NVuRkgxwofCE8EXtb9GRthvbakjU7wh4M0bSG3ri1LC_bmDUYGM6rFw9X3MwZwlobGznQfyPA9nPZPSf8RrqlvtTsvO4phSY01Ademy7Klf79NYNgIUuAKPQjv-ZQXG8/s1600/2010+Mar+26+031.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrePowBLC2GM_NVuRkgxwofCE8EXtb9GRthvbakjU7wh4M0bSG3ri1LC_bmDUYGM6rFw9X3MwZwlobGznQfyPA9nPZPSf8RrqlvtTsvO4phSY01Ademy7Klf79NYNgIUuAKPQjv-ZQXG8/s400/2010+Mar+26+031.jpg" width="400" height="300" nt="true" /></a></div>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-11883534776355778302010-04-05T01:34:00.000-07:002010-04-05T03:19:46.410-07:00Chick Update:Older and fatter.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">This has contributed to spontaneous bouts of giggles on my part.</div>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-65348492792974424512010-04-05T00:59:00.000-07:002010-04-05T00:59:32.006-07:00To all the history buffs out there...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I apologize.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">With so many feathered distractions around, I've been slacking on my Midway history. I know the gist of what went on here but have yet to dig deeper into the details. But! I have been taking pictures of some of the older buildings built during the military days and thought that they may be of interest to some of you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qFxBqBXX_kQXUL32u1w5rciLVPmwXxeR2WiRFfI3fStrYSQitAOnSUkrj_caLArkpQBxl8ljg9dWflP28jNP7_1gv-OpAFe8uW0yILC1ZJa0xbx9TG9Rwgus-FjxIsl-MNYjZ3U1x4w/s400/2010+Mar+26+013.jpg" width="400" /></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sh849W1jtM_-Wcb5_S5XNAb-ZN_fA_CGtBH9p21NFTZRVfI74sp2KY8WIMlH1t1EZv6k0BWsD7w19FVZ7ftOlGwITUdF6d5zguh8Dbz0R-Kgu45qzNkPdOMUO5N55VG5eIYU8u2pYoE/s1600/2010+Mar+26+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sh849W1jtM_-Wcb5_S5XNAb-ZN_fA_CGtBH9p21NFTZRVfI74sp2KY8WIMlH1t1EZv6k0BWsD7w19FVZ7ftOlGwITUdF6d5zguh8Dbz0R-Kgu45qzNkPdOMUO5N55VG5eIYU8u2pYoE/s640/2010+Mar+26+012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">These two signs are displayed on the old airport terminal.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWatYiO1odC1vYfwx_PYKIwXUF_saHRXfQTWVp6dNVYNwszUF5Q_4FtLWtWRw41Pkb820a6uOEY3T_qu36wGnvy0NE2PCvkH4xfPfWQPL130vWRAml93knQJD2smMghOI0kEHUIsbvLdw/s1600/Mid+Feb+2010+073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWatYiO1odC1vYfwx_PYKIwXUF_saHRXfQTWVp6dNVYNwszUF5Q_4FtLWtWRw41Pkb820a6uOEY3T_qu36wGnvy0NE2PCvkH4xfPfWQPL130vWRAml93knQJD2smMghOI0kEHUIsbvLdw/s400/Mid+Feb+2010+073.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center">Pill box on the beach</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wGmPN1XAMt07MvMf9pytw4dL93w9weFk72ZWkOzV1eHqy18IsTnUDQ128Q9-4YIL-eQqwjmS2nMB5zMvrUURnURQ1yQpMcLHIQYzPu3MOKLJ_CVZnJhpeKiAtAzee5kS4R1UQz-RfUc/s1600/Mid+Feb+2010+076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wGmPN1XAMt07MvMf9pytw4dL93w9weFk72ZWkOzV1eHqy18IsTnUDQ128Q9-4YIL-eQqwjmS2nMB5zMvrUURnURQ1yQpMcLHIQYzPu3MOKLJ_CVZnJhpeKiAtAzee5kS4R1UQz-RfUc/s400/Mid+Feb+2010+076.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">View from inside the pill box</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZHH-KvI1b3Eh23EOyikJlEXMXjqG_XrENYbD3M00YVai_-0WrR2h6QbFhpxLDTBgWeyxHh4qbxUETfttltmzfuNSLSWfiWKVC1YgKUHiGrAXabVLx-VESpHYDt081URqGlbEhaTDziE/s1600/2010+Mar+19+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZHH-KvI1b3Eh23EOyikJlEXMXjqG_XrENYbD3M00YVai_-0WrR2h6QbFhpxLDTBgWeyxHh4qbxUETfttltmzfuNSLSWfiWKVC1YgKUHiGrAXabVLx-VESpHYDt081URqGlbEhaTDziE/s400/2010+Mar+19+013.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center">This building is now where we take all recyclables.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrOJ8qmcYJrhtGQ5QUl3QZM_Boo_NITdir3OC3g99aXcpQYr-A4uKjUFcrkqKS72gDiGcRQFP8z_rME1l5XqRkgmU-vAPTB_R92cqCjybJ5L2uZXg2wsxTcfREw_ipf3iDGICNt6g3go/s1600/2010+Mar+19+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrOJ8qmcYJrhtGQ5QUl3QZM_Boo_NITdir3OC3g99aXcpQYr-A4uKjUFcrkqKS72gDiGcRQFP8z_rME1l5XqRkgmU-vAPTB_R92cqCjybJ5L2uZXg2wsxTcfREw_ipf3iDGICNt6g3go/s400/2010+Mar+19+012.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center">This is also referred to as the 'parachute building.' </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wsis3PL4a58_gX4UXkOrwBrU8y2r6qslK9zSRCluwC9lFequI5QgIIMmVe6-MILDUACeRgQnWpG3eV2-7OXYc6A-tn6jbNy9YCr-eJd4sUwxYg4O6YIuc_qIkLlBinZeFfxytKBJzUw/s1600/2010+Mar+26+021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wsis3PL4a58_gX4UXkOrwBrU8y2r6qslK9zSRCluwC9lFequI5QgIIMmVe6-MILDUACeRgQnWpG3eV2-7OXYc6A-tn6jbNy9YCr-eJd4sUwxYg4O6YIuc_qIkLlBinZeFfxytKBJzUw/s400/2010+Mar+26+021.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center">Most structures are completely abandoned.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPwnFf9TcCcoZ5b7A1NtPOnP4Adnm6A0JqK8nd6_P78ZZvbT78BFhoBG0su74YsttK_mViVis8H6qgaVRE1uBjXbf-aZ3yO0EDFQguezj8eU3hh7mY-c1CEkqFyw9oHX9lA8sNj6X1u0/s1600/2010+Mar+26+017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPwnFf9TcCcoZ5b7A1NtPOnP4Adnm6A0JqK8nd6_P78ZZvbT78BFhoBG0su74YsttK_mViVis8H6qgaVRE1uBjXbf-aZ3yO0EDFQguezj8eU3hh7mY-c1CEkqFyw9oHX9lA8sNj6X1u0/s400/2010+Mar+26+017.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center">Well, this used to be an intersection.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UET3abEOojG7tkw0rXxDm7NViXB8jPvBR9TfRMJHDP3hGwQZrQg61cKr0oWkE1DwIf4wzMO-yN3V1_PZcFw9Z5f_RPPLsVBDoL-xVmj5EJ5lsHChvtYg-2b-DVcRhrswGII-oR4h1qQ/s1600/2010+Mar+28+143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UET3abEOojG7tkw0rXxDm7NViXB8jPvBR9TfRMJHDP3hGwQZrQg61cKr0oWkE1DwIf4wzMO-yN3V1_PZcFw9Z5f_RPPLsVBDoL-xVmj5EJ5lsHChvtYg-2b-DVcRhrswGII-oR4h1qQ/s400/2010+Mar+28+143.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center">This is all that remains of the island chapel.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div>It's still strange though. I see or hear Bristle-thighed Curlews almost every day. Worldwide they number only 7,000. In our weekly surveys, we observe about 300 of the world's remaining 1,000 Laysan Ducks. And Midway boasts three fabled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-tailed_Albatross">Short-tailed Albatrosses</a> who currently number around 2,200 (up from 25 remaining individuals in 1954). Their recovery is absolutely amazing and inspiring to me. It's exciting that two of the three Midway birds make up a pair and have exhibited nesting activities in the recent past. The hope is that a new Short-tail colony will be established here and efforts are underway to attract more birds.</div><div><br />
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It can be a little extreme.<br /><br />My first week here was very rainy and cold. I practically lived in the only sweatshirt and pair of pants that I brought. There was one day where the winds got up to 50 mph and I could not physically bike to work! It was wild. (I was also excited to mark a 9 on the Beaufort scale for the survey that day - crazy!).<br /><br />It has lightened up significantly since then and we enjoyed sunny weather all last week. I was happy to finally break out my shorts! Intermittent showers always caught me by surprise though and although I did not have a mirror on hand, I suspect I looked something like this:<br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448909079665803842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxESMjY5whuILegYDvuAyMdK9tAen4FUW01jNgc-cfS84MUTJPAleb905PRfEYx546RctaH0tfSpjxHbm6lz64F7ACqykiZtKnz7FhCaEE89ISG8HoNbBXVzbiKf4hBskhfgPSX-ErP_s/s320/2010+Mar+7+036.jpg" /><span style="font-size:85%;">It was probably a Monday.</span><br /></p><p align="left">As if this wasn't enough to remind me how remote and vulnerable we actually are here on this tiny island in the middle of nowhere, there was also a tsunami scare on the 27th. I think most of the world has heard, but as a result of the massive earthquake in Chile on Feb. 26th, all Pacific Islands received tsunami warnings shortly thereafter. I think Midway had 16 hours of notice to prepare for any damage, which was quite a bit of time, and I was impressed by how calm and organized everyone was. Important equipment and vehicles were driven up to Mt. Bart - the highest point on the island at 34 feet - and we were all ordered to the 3rd floor of Charlie Barracks to wait it out. We were considerably relieved to hear that waves in Hilo, Hawaii only reached around 3 feet and we ended being sent back to our homes after the warning was lifted. Our tsunami wave thankfully never came. Gary's <a href="http://midwayatoll09.blogspot.com/2010/02/tsunami-alert.html">account</a> has pictures.</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448917574266150386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9troIluUagNd-Wqlv_TZHEmt-izX2xHuYmyz-LbF_fnqC0oixjyW1y7nc-O01RoQWCJItzN9NiToumVG8uo2NYlfxj5cJBPIWJDoyyaZ_TwpWLnRJOHL_yuYihkZ6A4fb2Wy0d8A3quc/s400/pacific_map.jpg" /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Call 911! Oh, wait.</span> </span></p>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-27015425734968951592010-03-07T22:18:00.000-08:002010-03-08T20:37:36.764-08:00Albatross Chicks<div align="left">So call me a sap, but I've been here two weeks and I still have a hard time not breaking out in high-pitched squeals whenever I sit down and watch an albatross chick. It's extremely unscientific of me, but really, how can you not?<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 307px; display: block; height: 399px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446153128162337554" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXMUQtFB4l-kIdkdlva4fXyxcU2kCUnF1afxy-zwSsHIa5W9WJq6wtkkL-zsMYti68JFMZXs3GGDVu3eU0iFe310oVQXMlxSqEc5y8NOYUi1TdNh237jNGQCfLSdZCVxcXkhVxmJnUL0/s400/2010+Mar+7+028.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="left">When I first arrived in late February, most were only a couple weeks old and looked like this: </p><p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 309px; display: block; height: 388px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446156839473554770" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61Lt06atWWvgfgJxsShJy7pdgZVLrljo2XCsgv49-wrZacc4YP29mxWjUocxuvRw5u5iTA2sV06827IXQq-OpR2d1X-wMekrT3G2ENyG2_C0DdeHLrIaSGjudZmcKrlD_U7W2eavp7NM/s400/Beg+March+2010+082.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="left">While standing on their heels, they would twist around and snap their bill at any passersby.<br /><br />Two weeks later and it looks as though they've swallowed a bowling ball. It takes considerable more effort to stand up so they seem to prefer laying on their big bellies.<br /></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446156846256834098" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioD-ogCfCAtqUn5ueS9RrpAQCaCJtp3xXj2ji-6xBJATAxCZtZRqDAhcbIDJnSNxVe5K6zLYsiOQjfWogtmT1A5jDWsVnnF25wLZTgdyHTETH7RJDnmDdYhE566btUQOUKd-akaWqQlsI/s400/2010+Mar+7+029.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">This is what I feel like after a good meal at the Clipper House.</p>This is what I've learned so far: It takes tremendous energy for a mated pair of albatrosses to successfully raise a chick. Breeders will often skip a year to recover and conserve energy. After an egg is laid, both parents take turns incubating the egg for a whopping 65 days! They will feed the chick - sometimes flying incredible distances to forage - for 5 more months until it is ready to fledge. If one of the adults dies during this time, the chick will not survive. Not to worry though - on Midway, the fledging success is an impressive 86%!<br /><br />I look forward to watching them grow. We can compare belly sizes.MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-9585694849450064922010-03-04T00:20:00.000-08:002010-03-04T00:23:31.126-08:00The frizziesI looked in the mirror the other day and discovered that I'm looking more and more like the locals:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444691024287069186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzJ5Ogi4AagLLobZFoAJCdsWhl-xze84AjfUB4R8DKe5uNLR8pzasnMXijD7JuS5THF-_mkcUVf6PAMgFaeO-Mq7GMyHkg-AoY5gMNE3gmFbYTeWMAx76E7rx-XVGQQAEkP2cFhIAL0E/s320/thefrizzies.JPG" /><br /><br />I tried to get the facial expression just right. How'd I do?<br /><div></div>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437783007404239595.post-7130128456178195802010-03-03T21:46:00.000-08:002010-03-04T19:55:37.288-08:00So, I have a pretty sweet gig here.I wasn't planning on keeping a blog here at all, and I'm still a bit sheepish about having one, but after experiencing so many wonderful things in just my first few days here on Midway I've decided to try and share this experience with people who might be interested. Hopefully that group will include at least one person besides my mother. I promise only humble observations and maybe even some decent pictures, if you're lucky.<br /><br /><div></div><div>Where to start? I guess I should say that I'm here as a volunteer for U.S. Fish and Wildlife and I am helping them specifically with monitoring the seabird populations and restoring the habitat. (That last one is code for pulling weeds and picking up litter). I'll be here for only three months but I am so excited about gaining some valuable field experience and also making a discernible difference on the island.</div><div><br /></div><div>So! Upon arriving here on Midway two weeks ago, I quickly found that there are unusual concentrations of many good things here. First and most obvious, you have the hundreds of thousands of seabirds flying in the air and nesting on the ground. If you know me then you know that this is rather thrilling. Like pee-your-pants thrilling. Then you have the world's friendliest and sweetest people all on one tiny island. Seriously - I've never met so many welcoming people in my life. I guess living in paradise will do that to you. And finally, and perhaps most exciting of all, people cook copious amounts of delicious food for you! And it's free! I can assure you that I'm fully taking advantage of this wonderful situation (packin' on the pounds, baby!).<br /></div><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzLsJRjtL-CgaxBUwA62SZ2QrEOYYfbdDex9DI_b1f4VTNb2MBlzUAOS5Gf8xD2u6koNZBDbQM4ZcHao_M4dw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444677719371763650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10YVQ9B5cOggnLEG8GhDjYsQTX3n-lK50VozzYLHeV29uI2nCFGckidQXWbjdR8-ak5FJ16BYsIH4z_Ciia9VWVxmzMsXMt6JUThEdY1lJagGsMEFry7-K-hZZzsoBcv5F5DvqyKSnFI/s320/Beg+March+2010+017.jpg" border="0" />Good, good people</p><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444677721712272674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9Gq1FHPlPSnsDvnV5nznXB_amwjow-wlkNytgTdBML7RxvYWG0qZJFcvM3kcp6MquLhQ5rUyZ8UoGV0g4hsQesK075yVHE5ajp9FNFu3EWZAGaoGFkcTdXXQdSUVHh_GW_Il_sHAIyw/s320/Mid+Feb+2010+052.jpg" border="0" />The Clipper House (dining hall)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">Um, yes. So when I'm not eating, I find myself banding albatross chicks, checking tropicbird nests, cloning native bunchgrass, boating to the next island over (with a pod of dolphins no less), and biking to a beach. I feel I should inquire if it's possible to become a professional volunteer forever.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">More to come later. For my fellow bird nerds, I leave a list of birds that I've seen so far on the island.</div><ul><li><div align="left">Laysan Albatross</div></li><li><div align="left">Bonin Petrel</div></li><li><div align="left">Black-footed Albatross</div></li><li><div align="left">Magnificent Frigatebird</div></li><li><div align="left">Pacific Golden Plover</div></li><li><div align="left">White Tern</div></li><li><div align="left">Common Canary</div></li><li><div align="left">Black Noddy</div></li><li><div align="left">Brown Booby</div></li><li><div align="left">Common Myna</div></li><li><div align="left">Bristle-thighed Curlew</div></li><li><div align="left">Laysan Duck</div></li><li><div align="left">Short-tailed Albatross</div></li><li><div align="left">Red-footed Booby</div></li><li><div align="left">Wandering Tattler</div></li><li><div align="left">Ruddy Turnstone</div></li><li><div align="left">Northern Pintail</div></li><li><div align="left">Eurasian Wigeon</div></li><li><div align="left">Sooty Tern</div></li></ul>MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705809532593710884noreply@blogger.com0