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Blue-eyed Shags

Shags are quite the aerialists!   Splaying their wings and feet to increase wind resistance and slow down for landing within the colony.

South Georgia Pipit

Return of the Pipit

thanks to the efforts of the South Georgia Heritage Trust,  the once threatened South Georgia Pipit is making a welcome come back.

Rock Cormorant

Rock Cormorant, Bleaker Island.

The beautiful Rock Cormorant nests on cliff ledges overlooking the sea in the Falkland Islands.

 

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Red-crowned Cranes

A selection of Red-Crowned Crane images captured in Hokkaido, Japan.

Icicles

sub-freezing overnight temperatures cause stalactite icicles to form,  reflecting the colours of the rising sun.

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Unreliable image reproduction online,  are current web browsers at fault?

Whooper Swans, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido

Lake Kussharo in Hokkaido is the largest caldera lake in Japan and is home to the beautiful whooper swan which can be approached at fairly close distance.

Primate in close up-Snow monkey, Japan.

Eye to eye with a fellow primate?    One of the residents of Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park in Japan.

Silhouetted tree, Shinjuku

Tree silhouetted against office tower, Shinjuku, Tokyo.