Ebara Shrine｜A spring moment with Japanese white-eyes sipping nectar from cold-blooming red cherry blossoms

2025.02.18
Year 2025February 2025FebruarySiberian thrush (Turdus sibiricus)Tokyo Metropolitan areacherry blossomblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ebara Shrinebird
At Ebara Shrine, a photo capturing a spring moment of Japanese white-eyes sipping nectar from cold-blooming red-flowered cherry trees.
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This photograph captures a Japanese white-eye feeding on the nectar of a cold-hardy red-flowered cherry tree. I carefully composed the shot and focused the lens to highlight the vivid color of the flowers and the bird's charming movements. At Ebara Shrine, when the cold-hardy red-flowered cherries bloom, Japanese white-eyes visit, moving from branch to branch as they feed on the nectar. The deep pink blossoms and the green birds enhance the shrine grounds' scenery.The shrine grounds also feature a statue of Ebisu, drawing the devotion of worshippers.