Rose Atoll Seabird Photographs, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography

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Phillip Colla was photographer of record for a United States Fish and Wildlife Service damage assessment study at Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary . The study was carried out to assess damage caused by the wreck of the Taiwanese fishing vessel Jin Shiang Fa. Rose Island is an important nesting site for the seabirds of the Samoan archipelago. At least 20 species of birds, including terns, noddies, boobies, frigates and tropic birds are commonly seen here. The Polynesian rat may still exist on the island (some eradication efforts have been done in the past) and would pose a threat to seabird nesting activities.

Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, Brown boobies, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00908	Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, Brown booby (juvenile), Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00884	Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00880

Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, Brown booby flying over Rose Atoll at sunset, with dark colorful storm clouds and other birds in the background, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00914	Brown Noddy, Anous Stolidus, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00896	Sooty tern, Sterna fuscata, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00926

White tern or Fairy tern, Gygis alba, White (or fairy) tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00865	White tern or Fairy tern, Gygis alba, White (or fairy) tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00872	Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda, Red tailed tropic bird, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00849

Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda, Red tailed tropic bird, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00852

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