February 15, when the daytime maximum temperature was 15.1 ° C for the first time in a long time.
Japanese white-eye visits a group of plums (Yae red plums, Yaeno plums, etc.) beside the flower garden in the Hamarikyu Onshi Garden, shouts "Chii, Chii" and is in nectar.
From the head to the waist is yellowish green, from the throat to the chest is yellow, and from the chest to the abdomen are pale brown. It is characterized by the white eye rings around the eyes, which are the origin of the name.
Like other birds, Japanese white-eye eats insects in spring and summer and fruits in autumn and winter, but nectar seems to be a favorite, and is said to carry nectar licked with a brush-shaped tongue to his mouth.
It is a lovely Japanese white-eye that tells visitors the coming of spring.
