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Japan’s Winter Wildlife: When the Frost Lies White

  • A red-crowned crane (Grus japonicus) flies through falling snow. Hokkaido, Japan. IUCN Red List: Endangered Species
  • A pair of red-crowned cranes (Grus Japonensis) doing a “unison” call.
  • A red-crowned cranes, or Japanese crane (Grus Japonensis), engaged in a courtship dance.
  • Whooper swans vocalize on frozen Lake Kussharo.
  • Large tufted ears grace an alert-looking snow-dusted Hokkaido squirrel in profile.
  • A snow monkey or Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) soaks in a hot spring pool while a companion grooms her. Jigokudani, Nagano Pref., Japan. IUCN Red List: LC
  • An White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla albicilla) perched on sea ice at sunrise.
  • A pair of sika deer (Cervus nippon) nuzzle at water’s edge.
  • Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonicus) awaking at dawn on the mist covered Setsuri River, Hokkaido, Japan. IUCN Red List: Endangered Species
  • Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) stir in the early morning light.
  • A willow tit (Parus montanus) perches on a tree branch as snow falls.
  • A cormorant (Phalacrocorax sp.) flies near a cliff at sunrise.
  • Snow Monkey or Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) adult with young on its back.
  • Snow Monkey or Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)

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Hawksbill sea turtles are among the many highlight Hawksbill sea turtles are among the many highlights of diving and underwater photography in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia.  Final shot by @RussLaman.
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