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　This year was a severe winter, but on February 27, the maximum daytime temperature in the city center was 18.5 ° C, which was about the same as early April, and the impression that the signs of spring gradually became stronger. .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Red plums and white plums planted on the grounds of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine Tsukuda are also beginning to bloom, and Japanese white-eye visits, screaming with "Chii, Chii" and sucking honey.　　　　Japanese white-eye belongs to the Japanese white-eye family of sparrows and is smaller than sparrows, and is considered a resident bird or drifting bird.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yellow-green from the head to the back and tail feather, yellow from the throat, pale brown from the chest to the abdomen, black beak, lead at the base, lead at the legs, and white eye rings around the eyes, which are the origin of the name Is characteristic.　　　　　　　　　　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 honey entangled with a brush-shaped tongue to the mouth.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　The appearance of bending in the shape of "ku" many times and flying around the old plum trees with a complicated silhouette is lovely and has become a feature of early spring.