Japanese White-Eye (Mejiros) by Punaguy

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 17, 2005

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Description

This little guy has been a source of aggrevation for me for quite sometime. Although quite common here in the islands, trying to get a shot of this nervous little bird in decent light has been such a daunting task. Being such a small bird it is quite hard trying to get a shot him in a tree as they love to hide in the shadows. Caught this guy briefly, 2 shots before he was gone, this the best of 2. Scientific name: Zosterope japonicus japonicus Family: Zosteropidae Order: Formes Class: Aves PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Japanese White-eyes, or Mejiros, are relatively small songbirds, they range between 4 to 4.5 inches. White-eyes have a slightly curved black bill extending from their yellow forehead. The name White-eye was given because of the silky white rings around the eyes. This distinctive feature is not always present in juveniles. The colors of the White-eye

Comments (34)

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blacq_nyght_vampyre

2:25AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

WOW! Busy little birds they are. Very impressive information and a wonderful shot!! Thank you.

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sharky_

2:31AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

At first I thought you were taking pictures of the flowers. Then I realized you were taking pictures of the mijiro bird. Whew!?! I hope I didn't scare them away. Excellent shot. Aloha

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Lledeline

2:44AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Beautiful and interesting.

KiwiMiss

2:53AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Little birds sure know how to hide and move!! Excellent capture

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1pearl

2:53AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Fantastic shot ! Vote !!!

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WandM

3:05AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Bravo for this great capture!

Nameless_Wildness

3:27AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Have the same shrub in my garden Dave...goes to show just how small this gorgeous bird is!..love the light and you really did capture this so well mate...wonderful colour!

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TheSeekerr

3:37AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Beautiful photo, and a wondefully exquisite bird! Well captured!

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Zacko

3:45AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

WOOOOOW!!! That is truly impressive!!! So beautiful, all the colours in it fit together PERFECTLY!!! WOOOOOOW!!! This is definitly a shot i would be mighty proud to have in my gallery...i envy you big time now, LOL. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend buddy! #:O)

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kenwas

4:53AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Beautiful piece.

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marcfx

5:07AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

All your new photos are superb Dave, well done on some awesome captures. Aloha!

uniquedreamer

6:06AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Beautiful capture and wondeful composition, Very well done!!

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nongo

8:22AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Oh Dave, you really are putting up some awesome work!!! I'm very impressed with this one cause I know how hard it is to capture some birds!!! Excellent info BTW!!!!!!!!! love this one!!!!!

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bkhook

9:05AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Great capture! I don't think you could have done any better even if this little aggrevator stood still and posed for you. The colors are just awesome.. Beautiful!

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jcv2

9:16AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Wow, terrific capture of this hard to shoot bird! It looks great especially with the flower! Gorgeous capture!

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bentchick

10:17AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Excellent capture! Bravo! Thanks for the description also!

donvino

10:47AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Very sharp, detailed image! Beautiful!

Egmont

11:56AM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Excellent and thank you for being persistant! Colours are just tops! A lesson to be learned is never to give up. The moment will come. Have a great Sunday.

soulofharmony

12:46PM | Sun, 17 July 2005

perfect timing absolutely perfect in every aspect... :)...)))) stunning...

Tedz

1:13PM | Sun, 17 July 2005

A fine capture here...well done!

thevolunteer

4:46PM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Wow, better than mine. Mine was just sitting there. But, he flew away really fast too. Fantastic work. Aloha

x___photographs

4:59PM | Sun, 17 July 2005

love the colors! nicely done!

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Kristanene

5:29PM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Gorgeous capture!! The colors are absolutely gorgeous! Excellent work!

deannemart

5:34PM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Great info on this little bird! I also like your capture of the foliage. We had one of these bushes in our yard in LA when I was growing up, and we called it a "bottle brush" :)

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watapki66

8:22PM | Sun, 17 July 2005

Stunning shot!

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diomedes66

8:30PM | Sun, 17 July 2005

WOW! Superb shot... that little guy has got quite a grip too! Magnificent composition!

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kimariehere

11:40PM | Sun, 17 July 2005

wow so facinating that they team up like bees!! ... beautiful macro work here and such a wonderful bird and you caught him upside down how cool is that?!!! WOW!! V!!

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