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Okinawan sakura are the earliest blooming in all of Japan, appearing towards the end of January and the beginning of February. This arrangement was crafted this past week at the Naha-Kuko monorail terminal (Naha Airport).

Fruit bats or "flying foxes" are herbivores and harmless to humans. I got this series of shots as night was falling in Sueyoshi Park near Shuri, as a bat started preparing for a night of foraging. Keep in mind that he's hanging upside down from the branches about 40-50 feet above me. Both my zoom lens and my flash were stretched to their limits.

Fruit bats or "flying foxes" are herbivores and harmless to humans. I got this series of shots as night was falling in Sueyoshi Park near Shuri, as a bat started preparing for a night of foraging. Keep in mind that he's hanging upside down from the branches about 40-50 feet above me. Both my zoom lens and my flash were stretched to their limits.

Fruit bats or "flying foxes" are herbivores and harmless to humans. I got this series of shots as night was falling in Sueyoshi Park near Shuri, as a bat started preparing for a night of foraging. Keep in mind that he's hanging upside down from the branches about 40-50 feet above me. Both my zoom lens and my flash were stretched to their limits.

Fruit bats or "flying foxes" are herbivores and harmless to humans. I got this series of shots as night was falling in Sueyoshi Park near Shuri, as a bat started preparing for a night of foraging. Keep in mind that he's hanging upside down from the branches about 40-50 feet above me. Both my zoom lens and my flash were stretched to their limits.