Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus - taking off.

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 9, 2014

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Jungle Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 9, 2014

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Leaning Tree

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Clearing Snow

Several inches of snow during the night prompted the store to break out the tractor to clear near the door.

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Mallard, female

Anas platyrhynchos - landing.

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus - resting.

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Whooper Swans

Cygnus cygnus - juveniles resting.

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Whooper Swans

Cygnus cygnus

Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Mallard, male

Anas platyrhynchos - landing.

Spa, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Sign

Apparently some swimmers have gone from the private hot pools directly to the lake.

Spa, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Spa

Women on the left, men on the right.

Spa, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Whooper Swans

Cygnus cygnus

Spa, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Whooper Swans

Cygnus cygnus

Spa, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Whooper Swans

Cygnus cygnus

Spa, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Whooper Swans

Cygnus cygnus

Spa, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 10, 2014

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Mt Io, Sulfur Mountain

Thermal vents deposit a lot of sulfur.

Hokkaido, Japan, February 13, 2014

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Sulfur Deposit

Mt Io, Sulfur Mountain, Hokkaido, Japan, February 13, 2014

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Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus - in the late afternoon steam.

Spa, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 13, 2014

2014-02-13#8101

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