Ezo Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki), Hokkaido, Japan

Raven (Corvus corax) in flight over snow, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in flight over Nemuro Strait ,Hokkaido, Japan

Snow Monkeys, Nagano, Japan

Snow Monkeys, Nagano, Japan

Larch forest, Biei, central Hokkaido, Japan

Teshikaga, Eastern Hokkaido, Japan,

Japan, Hokkaido, Lake Kussharo. Two Whooper Swans flying

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) couples displaying, Hokkaido, Japan, Japan

Ezo Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) running in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

Ezo Sika Deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis), single adult feeding at sunset, Hokkaido, Japan

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), taking on from frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), Hokkaido,Japan

Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) courtship display with dancing and jumping, Hokkaido, Japan

Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) courtship display with dancing and jumping, Hokkaido, Japan

Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) in flight, Hokkaido,Japan, Hokkaido,Japan

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan

Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) taking off from snow-covered field, Hokkaido,Japan

Ezo Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

Ezo Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

Ezo Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) walking in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) taking off from sea ice in the Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) taking off from sea ice in the Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) landing on sea ice in the Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Adult White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan

Juvenile White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight (slow shutter), Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Juvenile White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight over Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) perched on sea ice in the Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) flying over sea ice in the Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in flight over Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) flying over sea ice in the Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagles (Haliaeetus pelagicus) fighting over food onthe sea ice of Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) flying over sea ice in the Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) eating fish on sea ice in the Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Juvenile White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight over sea ice, Nemuro Strait, Hokkaido, Japan

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus), Hokkaido, Japan

Japan, Hokkaido, Esashi, Heishiiwa rock

Japan, Hokkaido, wild fox (vulpes vulpes japonica)

Japan, Hokkaido, waterfall near Shirogane onsen

Japan, Hokkaido, Rebun island, coastal scenery

Steller's Fish Eagle wintering on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan.

Steller's Fish Eagle wintering on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan.

Whooper swans flying on frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido.

Whooper swans bill to bill on frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido (Digital Manipulation)

Red Crowned Crane of northern island of Hokkaido flying, Japan

Red Crowned Crane of northern island of Hokkaido flying, Japan

Larch forest, Biei, central Hokkaido, Japan

The hill of mild seven, Biei, central Hokkaido, Japan

Biei, central Hokkaido, Japan

A herd of sika deer from Otowa bridge, Tsurui mura, Japan

Sika deer, Notsuke peninsula, Shibetsu, eastern hokkaido

Teshikaga, Eastern Hokkaido, Japan,

Japan, Hokkaido, Lake Kussharo. Whooper Swans landing in lake

Japan, Hokkaido. Japanese cranes flying.

Japan, Hokkaido. Japanese cranes taking flight.

Steller's sea eagles, Hokkaido, Japan

Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan

Biei, central Hokkaido, Japan

Hokkaido, Shiretoko peninsula, Japan

Red crowned cranes from Otowa bridge, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan

Red torii gate near Shosambetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Red torii gate near Shosambetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Japan, Hokkaido, Tsurui. Hooded crane walks in river at sunrise.

A flock of whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus), swimming on a lake, Kussharo Lake, Kawayu Onsen, Hokkaido, Japan

A pair of Red-crowned Cranes, Japanese Cranes or Manchurian Cranes (Grus Japonensis) performing a mating dance, Kushiro-Shitsugen-Nationalpark, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan

A whooper swan emerges from the steam of the hot springs in Lake Kussharo shores, Hokkaido

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) couples displaying, Hokkaido, Japan, Japan

Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) pair courting in the snow, Hoikkado, Japan, Japan

Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying, Japan, Hokkaido, Kushiro

Two black-eared kites (Milvus migrans lineatus) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan

Ezo Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) walking in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

Ezo Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) resting in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

Frozen waterfall, Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan