• Lake Mashu, Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

    Lake Mashu, Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

    View of the mountains overlooking crater lake, Lake Mashu, Hokkaido, Japan.

  • Classic Swan-Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Classic Swan-Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Whooper swan floating on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan.

  • Whooper Swans on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Whooper Swans on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Whooper swans on partly frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan with mountains in background

  • Lovers, Whooper Swans, Natsuki Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan

    Lovers, Whooper Swans, Natsuki Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan

    Two Whooper swans cuddled together for warmth on the ice on the Natsuki Peninsula on Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • In the Mist I, Whooper Swans, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    In the Mist I, Whooper Swans, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Three swans swin in the morning mist on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • Wingspread

    Wingspread

    Two Whooper Swans after landing on frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • Two Swans A Soaring

    Two Swans A Soaring

    Two Swans after take off on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

  • Twins, Whooper Swans, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Twins, Whooper Swans, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Two Whooper swans walking on frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • Reflection

    Reflection

    Whooper swan on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan looking at its reflection.

  • Taking Off I, Whooper Swan on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Taking Off I, Whooper Swan on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Whooper swan on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan beginning flight.

  • Whooper Swans in Flight, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Whooper Swans in Flight, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Three Whooper swans in flight over Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

  • Fishing, Whooper Swans on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Fishing, Whooper Swans on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Two Whooper swans look for food in open areas of frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • Listen Up!, Whooper Swans, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Listen Up!, Whooper Swans, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Mature and young Whooper swans on the ice at Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • Observing Them, Observing Us, Snow Monkeys, Japan

    Observing Them, Observing Us, Snow Monkeys, Japan

    Two Snow monkeys resting by the hot springs at Jigokudani Yaen-koen, Nagano, Japan

  • Oops!, Snow Monkey, Japan

    Oops!, Snow Monkey, Japan

    Snow monkey covering mouth with hand in hot springs at Jigokudani Yaen-koen, near Nagano, Japan

  • At Rest-Snow Monkey, Japan

    At Rest-Snow Monkey, Japan

    Young Snow Monkey resting in hot springs in Jigokudani Yaen-koen in northern Japan

  • Mother Love, Snow Monkeys, Japan

    Mother Love, Snow Monkeys, Japan

    Mother snow monkey removing insects from infant's fur at Jigokundani Yaen-koen, near Nagano, Japan

  • Contemplation I, Snow Monkey, Japan

    Contemplation I, Snow Monkey, Japan

    Japanese snow monkey resting in hot pool at Jigokudani Yaen-koen, near Nagano, Japan.

  • Patriarch, Snow Monkey, Japan

    Patriarch, Snow Monkey, Japan

    Patriarch Snow Monkey looking over group at Jigokudani Yaen-koen, Nagano, Japan

  • Bamgoo Fence at Lake Kussharo-Hokkaido, Japan

    Bamgoo Fence at Lake Kussharo-Hokkaido, Japan

    Bamboo fence in the mist on the shores of Lake Kusharo on Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • Lake Kussharo II, Hokkaido, Japan

    Lake Kussharo II, Hokkaido, Japan

    Mountains near Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan.

  • Lake Kussharo I, Hokkaido, Japan

    Lake Kussharo I, Hokkaido, Japan

    Birch with hoar frost at the edge of Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan.

  • Ice Pattern II, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Ice Pattern II, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Abstract ice pattern on frozen Lake Kussharo on Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • Ice Pattern I, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Ice Pattern I, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Ice pattern on frozen Lake Kussharo in winter on Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • Ice Pattern III,, Hokkaido, Japan

    Ice Pattern III,, Hokkaido, Japan

    Pattern in ice near Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan.

  • Storm Over Lake Mashu, Hokkaido, Japan

    Storm Over Lake Mashu, Hokkaido, Japan

    Storm clouds over crater lake mountain and birch tree

  • Snowy Birch, Lake Mashu, Hokkaido, Japan

    Snowy Birch, Lake Mashu, Hokkaido, Japan

    Snow falling on a birch tree above crater lake, Lake Mashu, Hokkaido, Japan

  • Kushiro Marsh in Winter, Hokkaido, Japan

    Kushiro Marsh in Winter, Hokkaido, Japan

    Stream winding through snow-covered Kushiro Marsh on Hokkaido Island, Japan

  • Trees in Snow, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan

    Trees in Snow, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan

    Row of trees at back of Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary

  • Birches at Sundown, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan

    Birches at Sundown, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan

    Birch trees against winter's dusk near Tsurui, Hokkaido Island, Japan