Aflo / Horse walking through heavy snowfall, Shimokita Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan.

Aflo / High angle view of cat and its shadow, Hiroshima, Japan.

Aflo / Firefly (Lampyridae) Japan.

Aflo / Stray cats, on black and one tabby, peering out of hole in rusty corrugated iron. Chiyoboinari Shrine, Kaizu, Japan.

Aflo / Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) flock roosting in icy river in winter, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

Aflo / Stray cat, with black and white face markings, sitting on bench, Aichi, Japan.

Aflo / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) mother cuddling baby, Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. June.

Aflo / Frog (Rhacophorus schlegelii) in Hydrangea leaves, Shimane, Japan. August.

Aflo / Northern sea nettle (Chrysaora Melanaster) floating, with Mackerel fry ( Carangidae) Izu, Japan. January.

Aflo / Deep sea squid (Chiroteuthis imperator) dead specimen floating, Osezaki, Shizuoka, Izu, Japan.

Aflo / Cat stretching forward whilst sunbathing, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan.

Aflo / Composite image of tick showing how its body expands after feeding