[Length 29.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

These endangered Black-faced Spoonbills were photographed in a pond at the end of the runway at Naha airport on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 60 in. Wingspan 91 in.]

This Whooper Swan was photographed at Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 60 in. Wingspan 91 in.]

Whooper Swans breed across northern Europe (including Iceland) and Siberia. This one was photographed flying along the coast near Nemuro-Shibetsu on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, a traditional wintering area. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 EDAF AF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 60 in. Wingspan 91 in.]

These Whooper Swans were photographed at Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 60 in. Wingspan 91 in.]

This Whooper Swan was photographed at Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 60 in. Wingspan 91 in.]

These two juvenile Whooper Swans, part of a large flock of adults, were photographed at Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This drake Common Teal was photographed in an irrigation canal on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Dusky Thrush was photographed in a residential back yard in Nemuro on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)