Japanese cranes endure drifting snow in Kushiro wetland

Japanese cranes endure drifting snow in Kushiro wetland

KUSHIRO, Japan - Red-crested white cranes endure drifting snow in the Kushiro wetland, Japan's largest marshland, on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Feb. 17, 2014.

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