Hikanzakura season in Okinawa 🌸

Three frames from Japan's earliest cherry blossom bloom. Hikanzakura (Prunus campanulata) flowers are deeper and richer than mainland sakura varieties, bell-shaped, vivid pink, blooming from January into February. The third shot features a Mejiro (Japanese White-eye) mid-flight between clusters, drawn in by the nectar.

#CherryBlossom #Hikanzakura #Sakura #Okinawa #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Mejiro #FediPhoto #FlowerPhotography #pixelfed

Mejiro in the sakura, walking along Kurome River today.

#japan #kuromegawa #photography #sakura #mejiro #BloomScrolling

Mejiro in the cherry blossoms, yesterday.

#japan #asaka #photography #sakura #mejiro #BloomScrolling

枝で「懸垂するメジロ」を激写⇨「めちゃ細ぉぉぉぉ」「鍛えてるんですねー」

メジロの様子が話題です。

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White eye (メジロ) in the cherry blossoms 🌸 #cherryblossoms #okinawa #whiteeye #mejiro #birds #nature #flowers #photography #spring
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White eye (メジロ) in the cherry blossoms 🌸

#cherryblossoms #okinawa #whiteeye #mejiro #birds #nature #flowers #photography #spring #pixelfed

At this time of year two birds seem to suddenly appear with the arrival of the plum blossoms.

Often confused, the 'uguisu' (鶯 'bush warbler') is the plainer of the two.
The small, bright green birds are called 'mejiro' (目白 'warbling white-eye').

#mejiro #目白 #uguisu #鶯 #Japan

Good morning 🪴 8AM@JP
あさ8時 🪴 #おはよう ございます

#February is drawing to a close. It's the season when the Japanese cornelian cherries ( #Cornus_officinalis ) bloom and their fragrance invites the #Mejiro birds. It feels like nature is about to announce the arrival of spring.

#MerryMonday 🌼🐦 Wishing everyone a great week ahead.

 
#2月 もあと数日で終わりです
#サンシュユ が花開くと、その香りに誘われて #メジロ が訪れる季節です

自然が春の予感を告げるようです!
#嬉しい月曜日 で🌼🐦 良い1週間になりますように
#aiart #morning #wrtn #StableDiffusionOnline
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