The bellflower cherry trees in Fuzhou Forest Park are blossoming and attracting a great number of white-eyes. The park is one of China's largest and numerous photographers have been lingering at the base of trees snapping up these charming mustard plumed birds.
Two white-eyes perch on a bellflower cheery, snuggling up to each other, at Fuzhou Forest Park in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on Jan 18. [Photo by Yue Xijin/chinanews.com] |
The park has planted 1,000 bellflower cherry, a tree that is native to China's Fujian and Taiwan provinces that typically blossom in February and March. This year's unseasonably warm weather in Fujian province has caused the flowers to bloom earlier providing locals with an enjoyable sight-seeing opportunity and the white-eyes a tasty food supply.
A white-eye gathers honey from the bellflower cherry blossoms inside Fuzhou Forest Park in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on Jan 18. [Photo by Yue Xijin/chinanews.com] |
White-eye is a small-sized species of bird that inhabits the warm regions in Africa, southern Asian and Oceania. The birds measure from 90 to 122 millimeters.
White-eyes gather honey from the bellflower cherry blossoms inside Fuzhou Forest Park in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on Jan 18. [Photo by Yue Xijin/chinanews.com] |