Tomb Cutie

Hexagonally jointed basalt pillars formed by ancient volcanic eruptions serve as the pathway to an island steeped in Hebridean history and folklore. Legend has it a giant once lived in ‘An Uamh Binn’, a place eternally swept by the deep and swellling sea, also known as Fingal’s Cave. This vast cavern with its mysterious shadows, dark, weed-covered chambers is one of the most extraordinary places I ever beheld.

Species | Okarito Kiwi

Okarito Kiwis (Apteryx row) are sometimes called rowis or Okarito brown kiwis. They are members of the Apterygiformes order, and described as new to science in 2003. They can be found in a restricted area of the Okarito forest on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, also known as Te Waipounamu. 

For various reasons, but mainly due to habitat loss and predation by invasive species such as stoats, the IUCN lists them as vulnerable. Despite partially successful efforts by organisations such as Operation Nest egg, their existence remains fragile.

Avenue of Cryptomeria in Nikko   -    Hiroshi Yoshida ,1933.

Japanese,1876-1950

Look at that little face by gannet53 on Flickr.