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This little guy is called a mejiro. In English his name is Japanese White-Eye, but since the Japanese is shorter and easier to say, I propose we all use that. He loves sweet things, and so it is common to find him hovering near the plum blossoms every Feburary/March.
Mejiro are small and fast, darting around like hummingbirds, so they aren't the easiest to catch, but forgoing the tripod and running after them, you can sometimes catch a few.
Looks like this one just finished his meal and was about to take off in search of more.
Don't miss the other great photos in the Beautiful Japan photo series!
- The Shogun's Keep
- Gate to the Shogun's Shrine
- The Golden Torii
- Across the Universe
- To Walk With You Under the Cherry Blossoms
- I Once Knew This Place
- Okazaki Tenmangu Shrine
- The White Walls of Zui'nenji
- Curious Kitsune Watches
- Meeting Place of the Kitsune
- What a Blur
- The Watcher at the Shrine
- Giant Torii in Road
- Resting Leaves
- The Family that Drinks Together, Stays Together
- Fire in the Sky
- The Streets of Takayama
- Red Path
- Fading Japan
- Relaxing at the River
- Tradiional Japanese Gate and Garden
- Daruma-san Korokoro
- Weeping Temple
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 | David LaSpina is an American photographer lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time. |