build a nest

I saw a pair of great tits started to build a nest. We have fasten a bird house in a persimmon tree. It was set a year ago, and used by tits last year. They built a nest in it and left so we left the nest there as it was. Today my husband looked into the birdhouse while fixing its roof to its wall, and found the former nest had completely gone. This year's tits have carried the materials away to build a new one! I'm looking forward to watch their child raising again.

plum blossoms

In the morning, I smelled plum blossoms while I was hanging my laundries on the second balcony. I looked at my neibour's garden and saw the flowers were blooming beautifully. I prefer to these dark strong pink colors for plums, compereing to white.

Edogawa Shizen Zoo

I went to Edogawa Shizen Zoo for the first time.

It's located in Edogawa ward, and the admission is free!

The cages were clean and the animals looked healthy which made me happy. 

People must have taken care of the place very much. 

These are the animals I saw; Squirrel monkey, Snowy owl, Peregrine Falcon, Oriental stork, Western crowned pigeon, Squirrel, Prairie dog, Giant anteater, Spider monkey, Wallaby, Radiated tortoise, Sea lion, Penguin, Sheep, Goat, and so on.

My favorate was a Giant anteater and some spider monkies.

Bird's favorates

Bulbuls eat fruits and flowers, such as apples, oranges, pears and even bananas.

Great tits eat seeds, such as rice and sunflower seeds. 

Sparrows like rice very much.

Brown-headed thrushes eat something on the ground, between fallen leaves. I wonder if they eat some bugs or seeds of some weeds.

Doves eat rice and something on the ground. I sometimes find they drink some water from our small pond where a few of small fish are in. 

Gray-capped woodpeckers eat some bugs live in a persimmon tree. 

Long-tailed tits just come by and check the bird feeder, but I hardly see them eat something.

These are the things I have observed in my garden so far this winter.

Hiyodori

I spend a whole day at a cafe area of Kajino Studio. It was Sunday so I was knitting and relaxed. As I watch outside, I saw some birds were coming to our bird feeder.