David Tipling / Red-breasted merganser {Mergus serrator} male amongst ice in harbour, Hokkaido, Japan, february

David Tipling / White-tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} adult in flight, Nemuro Channel, Hokkaido, Japan, February

David Tipling / Japanese / Red crowned cranes {Grus japonensis} pair in flight, Akan, Hokkaido, Japan, February

David Tipling / Pintail {Anas acuta} male in snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February

David Tipling / Pintail {Anas acuta} two males in snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February

David Tipling / White-tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} two adults on ice floe, Nemuro Channel, Hokkaido, Japan, February

David Tipling / Dusky thrush {Turdus naumanni} feeding on berries, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan