** ギャラリー（4枚の写真です）／a gallery of 4 photos **
街でメジロに出会いました／a lucky meeting with a Japanese White-eye 🙂
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※画像をクリックすると大きく見れます。 🙂
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That’s a very apt name, Takami. I wonder how long it takes each morning to apply this striking eyeshadow?! 🙂
They do have amazing eyes, don’t they? Their name in Japanese “mejiro” literally means white eyes – referring to the striking bright “make up” 🙂
Very apropos, indeed!
We have these birds in Australia too. We know them as Silvereyes….. They often come into my garden for fruit and insects and are most often in the company of Weebills (which are generally considered to be Australia’s smallest birds).
It must be a wonderful site to see these birds right in your garden! I’m envious 🙂 Thank you so much for stopping by, for the many ‘likes’ and of course your comment.
Best wishes,
Takami
It is wonderful! And I’m fortunate enough to have 28 species of birds visiting year-round, and many of those daily.
Thank you for your beautiful photos and also for your support of my site. 🙂
Pretty little bird. Finch of some kind?
It’s a Japanese white-eye, part of the white-eye family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_white-eye
I’m glad you liked the bird, it’s my favourite, along with the little sparrow 🙂
The eyes are riveting!! The animals pose for you because they know you are 優しい❢
Kanemoto-sama, you’re too kind 😀
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Wow, that’s a great little gallery of a very beautiful little bird. I’ve sure never seen one like that around here. Nice capture.
Many thanks my friend! So happy I could share something ‘new’ with you, and even more happy you liked this little bird 🙂
Great picture. Beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you, my friend! I was so surprised to see this beautiful bird in my ‘grey’ concrete neighborhood 🙂
Great photos Takami. Oddly enough I have seen this special bird many times, but not in Japan…in Hawaii. They are difficult to capture because they’re twitchy and fast. 🙂
Thank you Jet 🙂
I think I remember reading somewhere that Mejiro were introduced to the Hawaiian islands in the early 20th century, so perhaps it’s not so odd that you saw them in Hawaii 🙂 I agree, they’re very twitchy and fast, therefore difficult to capture. I think this particular fellow was looking for attention (or admiration) 😀
What a lovely little bird!
Thank you so much Lindy! I’m so happy you liked it 🙂 It’s rare for me to get shots of birds in the city, so really felt like a special treat 🙂
This is a great series of shots ~ the first one really caught my eye, and then all of them did! Beautiful bird and the name really does explain it all. Cheers!
Many thanks! I don’t really have much opportunity to photographs birds in Tokyo, but this was a special treat. Mejiro are my favourite birds and I am so happy at the positive reception this series is getting. Now, I must start replying to the lovely comments 🙂
Agree with all of the above ❤
Thank you so much! ❤
I'm so behind on my comments, I must start to reply to them now 🙂
Precious birds!
Thank you Maria ❤ 🙂
Picture perfect! Great job 🙂
Thank you so much Mahesh!
I’m happy you liked this colourful little bird 🙂
Best wishes,
Takami
oh so pretty!!!
Thank you! It was a special treat to see this bird 🙂
Great gallery dear Takami. Impressive shots indeed.
Best wishes to you, my friend. Aquileana 😀
Thank you my friend!
It makes my happy if this bird can make you smile 🙂
Wish you a perfect weekend dear Aquileana ❤
What an adorable little bird!
Thank you very much! I was so happy to see this beautiful cute bird near my flat 🙂
Great shots of the little one!! S/he is adorable!
Thank you very much ❤
Great shots!! They are so beautiful!
So happy you liked this series of my favourite bird 🙂 ❤
Thanks so much for your warm and positive comments!
Beautiful photo from beautiful bird!
Thank you very much! 🙂
This is my favourite bird, and I am happy you like it 🙂
Beautiful pictures my dear Takami 🙂
Hello dear Sophie 🙂
I’m so happy you like this handsome little bird ❤
Hugs for you, and thinking of you and your city.
Takami, the Japanese White Eye, looks so beautiful and gentle, and what beautiful photographs!
Thank you Nicodemas! I was so lucky that my husband spotted this bird – it’s our favourite type of bird, along with sparrows – and this fellow decided to spend a few minutes posing for the camera. I think he knew he was being admired 🙂 😀 Your comments mean a lot!!
Such lovely and vivid captures. Amazing color.
Hello Sue 🙂
Many thanks for your comment. These guys/gals bring a burst of colour to the otherwise grey winter and are eagerly waited by all 😀 I hope to have more chances to make photos of these birds during the winter.
What a cute bird!
Thank you! He (she?) is a cutie, and seemed to know it 🙂
He’s cute bird, I love your photos.
Thank you for sharing Takami.
I wish you a nice day.
Hervé
Hello Hervé!
I am happy you like this little green bird.
He and his friends bring bright colours to our grey winter.
I was very lucky to see him in my neighborhood 🙂
Wish you a nice weekend!
Thank you very much Takami.
I wish you a beautiful Sunday.
Hervé
Aww so cute here, the bird! 🙂
Hello Christy 🙂
I’m so happy you liked this little birdie ❤
Thank you for your comment!
How lucky for you he was willing to sit and pose for you!
Thank you! ❤ I was very, very lucky 🙂
I am such a sucker for birds! These photos are wonderful – the eyes, the eyes! What does this bird eat?
I love birds too, and this (along with the sparrow) is my favourite bird! I love the eyes and the green/yellow colours…they bring a burst of colour to an otherwise drab time of year 🙂 Unfortunately, I’m not a bird expert, but I do think they eat insects 😉
What a beautiful little bird! I don’t remember seeing any of these when I was in Japan.
Thank you so much Sarah! They’re usually winter/early spring birds, so if you were here in summer/autumn, you might not have seen them. But I sincerely hope you’ll have a chance to see them the next time you’re here 🙂
What a joy to see this beautiful Japanese White-eye! How I wish they lived here. It would be such a treat to see one for real. I love your series, Takami. This little guy looks quite relaxed. I think he wanted to show you all his good sides! Thanks for starting off my day on such a sweet note! :)). Have a very Happy Day, my friend! :)))
Thank you Jeannie! So happy to know this guy wished you a good morning 🙂
It was like a surprise gift to see this burst of colour in my neighborhood. They’re ‘winter birds’ so should stick around for a while. The plum blossoms are starting to bloom, and the white eyes look marvelous next to them. Hopefully, there will be opportunities to photograph that moment. Now, if there were some plum trees in my neighborhood….must run to the local park 🙂
Sweetly lovely. He looks like something interesting has caught his eye. 🙂
Hello Teagan,
Thanks for your lovely comment 🙂
I was expecting this fellow to fly off while I ran back to the flat to grab my camera, but he was patiently waiting. I think the big lens caught his fancy, or he was simply enjoying being admired 😀
Best wishes,
Takami
Beautiful little bird and great shots.
Thank you so much Ruth 🙂
I love this little bird. I wish I had them in my backyard! Lovely. 🙂
Thank you Kathy! It’s an honour that you, a bird photo expert enjoyed this little series. I’m sure they’d feel right at home in your backyard 🙂
こんにちは。
わが家にも時々メジロが来てくれます。
最初は庭の梅の木に来たときは梅に鶯と喜んでいたのですが、梅にメジロでした。
その後も毎年のように来てくれるので、冬の嬉しいお客様と心待ちしています。
りょうちゃん様
コメントありがとうございます！子どもの頃からメジロが大好きでした。何時まで見ていても飽きません♡メジロ、梅コンビはいいですね☆りょうちゃん様のお写真を楽しみにしています☆
The Japanese white-eye — what a beautiful little bird, and thank you Takami for capturing such beautiful photos of him (her?)! I’ve never heard of this bird before, so it’s nice to learn something new. And I absolutely adore his yellowness! Such a wonderful, and cheerful, color! Hope you’re having an enjoyable start to the new year, 🙂
Hello Deb,
Thank you for your comment and positive feedback for this bird! I am not sure if it’s a him or her (my bird skills are very poor, alas!) but it seemed like a ‘him’ because he was strutting his stuff and almost showing off 🙂 😀
My new year has been good so far, but I feel terrible that so many tragic events have happened so soon 😦 I am hoping we humans can try to unite for a positive cause. I’ll keep hope!
Beautiful!
Thank you! ❤
数日前、皇居の隣の北の丸公園でメジロを見かけました。あのヒューというような鳴き声も聞こえました。小さい頃あの小鳥を如何にかして自分の手の中に入れてみたいと紐の先にうどん粉をこねたものを付けて釣れると思って投げてみたり、かえって追い払うようなことをしました。そんなことを思い出して句を作り、今日ブロッグに載せたところです。偶然でしょうか。嬉しく思いました。
おはようございます。コメントを寄せていただきありがとうございます！こちらの返信が大変遅くなり申し訳ありません。私も子供の頃からメジロが大好きでした。今も大好きです、何時まで見ていても飽きません（笑）葦享様と同じ「テーマ」だったことを大変光栄に思っております。因みに「伊奈葉くんアメリカを見る」拝読中です☆
It certainly lives up to its name. It’s beautiful. Great capture.
Thank you, my friend! It means a lot to know you like this bird. It’s my favourite bird, along with sparrows 🙂
beautiful bird, ibara-san.
do you know what they are?
ahh, just saw it, japanese white-eye, very apt name 🙂
Hello Ken-san,
Thank you so much for your comments! I’m delighted you liked this little series. These are my favourite birds, they provide a burst of beautiful colours during the dark drab winter months. Soon the plum blossoms will bloom, and the white eyes will look so beautiful next to them!
You are welcome, Ibara-san.
I try to take bird photos too, but not much to show for it at the moment, i am afraid. With a max 200mm focal length with the current fuji telephoto lenses, the best place i guess its the local bird park/zoo :).
oh yeah, the sakura in japan, awesome!
ken
It’s the same with me too! That’s why it was such a treat that this bird was so near, and didn’t mind strutting his stuff while I admired his good looks 🙂 🙂
The eyes look really interesting !
Thank you, my friend! I love the eyes of this (my favourite bird) 🙂 ❤
Were you far away from it to be able to take a picture or do you have a big zoom ? 🙂
I was very close to this bird – I was very lucky! – so I didn’t have to use a big zoom lens 🙂 😀