Images Dated 2021

Glass House Mountains, Queensland, Australia

Glass House Mountains, Queensland, Australia with Mount Coonowrin (c) and Mount Beerwah (to right)

© Reg Morrison / AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Australian, Glass House Mountains, Glasshouse, Golden, Landscape, Low Light, National Park, Queensland, Sunset, Volcanic

Rokuon-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple

Rokuon-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple also known as Kinkaku-ji. The pavilion was rebuilt in 1955 after it was burnt down in 1950 by a 22-year-old novice monk. It is a World Heritage Site and one of the most visited historic buildings in Kyoto. Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan

© Copyright Hiroya Minakuchi / AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Autumn, Buddhism, Day, Exterior, Famous Place, Heritage, Historic, Historic Monuments Of Ancient Kyoto, Japan, Japanese, Kyoto Temple, Lake, Pool, Reflection, Religion, Religious Architecture, Temple, World Heritage Site, Zen

Yakushima deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae)

Yakushima deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae), stag and hind standing together, aware of something out of the frame. The stags of this subspecies have smaller antlers than the mainland Sika deer, with three prongs as shown here rather than five. Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

© Copyright Hiroya Minakuchi / AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Animal, Animals, Artiodactyla, Cervidae, Cervus, East Asia, Eutheria, Fauna, Female, For Food, For Meat, Forest, Forest Dwelling, Forests, Game Animal, Hunted, Introduced Worldwide, Japanese Deer, Japanese Sika Deer, Male, Male Antlers, Mammal, Mammalia, Nocturnal, Pair, Sacred In Japan, Shansi Sika, Sika, Spotted, Spotted Deer, Subspecies, Ungulate, Venison, White Rump, Wildlife, World Heritage Area