Mejiro Feeding on Lehua Flower is a photograph by Heidi Fickinger which was uploaded on May 28th, 2017.
Mejiro Feeding on Lehua Flower
This is the Mejiro (also known as the Japanese White-Eye). This small bird feeds on insects, fruit and nectar from flowers. In this image, the bird... more
Title
Mejiro Feeding on Lehua Flower
Artist
Heidi Fickinger
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Print
Description
This is the Mejiro (also known as the Japanese White-Eye). This small bird feeds on insects, fruit and nectar from flowers. In this image, the bird is sipping nectar from Lehua Mamo, which is an endemic tree in Hawai'i. These birds were imported to Hawai'i in the 1929 as a cage bird and have spread throughout the Islands.
Uploaded
May 28th, 2017
