Images Dated 3rd December 2010

Red Crowned Crane, Grus japonensis

Red Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) - Pair in flight, Hokkaido Island Japan
lso known as Japanese Crane, Order Gruiformes, Family Gruidae, 2nd rarest crane in world, non-migratory population here, large bird, omnivore

Blakc, Blue, Card, Christmas, Couple, Feathers, Flight, Flying, Iucn Red List Endangered, Streamlined, White, Wing, Wings

Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) - partly submerged in dark waters of the Everglades, alligator hole, Sanibel Islands, Florida, eyes, heavy plated skin, black, swamps

Crocodilian, Fresh Water, Reptile, Scale, Scaly Skin, Swamp, Teeth, Vertebrate

Young loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta

Young loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) - This turtle was hatched and raised to an age of 60 days by a turtle rehabilitation and protection organization in Florida, then released into the wild near the Northern Bahamas

Aquatic, Carapace, Chelonia, Family Cheloniidae, Feet, Flipper, Iucn Red List Endangered, Marine, Order Testudines, Reptile, Sea Turtle, Shell, Swimming, Swimming Turtle