Media

Photos and videos related to the NOAA CINDI project.

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An aerial image of a tern colony at Shamrock Island, courtesy of Rostam Mirzadi and Liam Wolff, Harte Research Institute.
Great Egret chicks sitting in a stick nest in a mesquite tree on Pita Island. Courtesy of Liam Wolff.
Aerial view of a colony island at the Mouth of Chocolate Bayou with a boat on the left hand side. Courtesy of Rostam Mirzadi and Liam Wolff, Harte Research Institute.
An orthomosaic of Shamrock Island with bird nests marked by color, courtesy of Marissa Lamb, Harte Research Institute.
Two Caspian Tern parents hold a small fish over a newly hatched chick at Lavaca Spoil Islands. Courtesy of Liam Wolff.
Doctoral student Marissa Lamb operates a drone remotely from a boat while the drone ascends. Courtesy of Liam Wolff, Harte Research Institute.
Black Skimmer adults and chicks call to each other at Rabbit Island, courtesy of Liam Wolff.
A Reddish Egret is held after a backpack transmitter is fixed to its body, courtesy of Dr. Jordan Giese, CKWRI
Three Great Blue Heron chicks sit alert on a ground nest at Rabbit Island, courtesy of Liam Wolff

Aerial view of a tern colony on Laughing Gull Island, courtesy of Marissa Lamb, Harte Research Institute.

Dr. Jordan Giese releases a Tricolored Heron at a colony island after affixing a backpack transmitter to its body, photo courtesy of Harte Research Institute
A Snowy Egret perches on a colony island as a tern passes above with a fish and a dredge boat drifts by, courtesy of Liam Wolff

Aerial view of a colony island, E. Pita Island, with Roseate Spoonbills arriving at their nests. Courtesy of Marissa Lamb, Harte Research Institute.

An adult Sandwich Tern feeds a small fish to its chick on Shamrock Island, courtesy of Liam Wolff
An aerial view of a Black Skimmer colony at the Mouth of Chocolate Bayou, courtesy of Rostam Mirzadi and Liam Wolff, Harte Research Institute
An aerial image of a bird colony, West Bay Bird Island, courtesy of Rostam Mirzadi and Liam Wolff, Harte Research Institute
Dr. Dale Gawlik, CINDI PI, speaks to stakeholders and scientists during a site visit to a colony island during the non-breeding season, courtesy of Liam Wolff, Harte Research Institute
A Reddish Egret (L) and a Snowy Egret (R) perch on prickly pear cactus on Lavaca Spoil Island, courtesy of Liam Wolff