Japanese White-Eye ~ Zosterops japonicus ~ Mejiro

Wisps of smoke-gray, pale-brown, and soft yellow intersect the dusky-green plumage of the Japanese white-eye. The clear, light voice of this small perching bird seldom sings alone. Mejiro (the Japanese word means “white-eye” and refers to the white ring around the eyes) is a sociable creature, and forages in teams. It’s a charming little thing, seducing us humans so easily with its agile tolerance. White-eye individuals sometimes preen each other’s feathers, even those of other birds. You may find them hanging upside down in foliage, pecking at ripe fruits, searching for nectar in deep-chaliced blossoms, hunting for insects underneath leaves. Pretty white-eye is hard to resist.

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