The days are getting longer, and I can spend more time watching the birds. On the riverbank, a flock of enagas (Aegithalos caudatus) and hoojiros (Emberiza cioides)were feeding. Enagas are basically carnivores, while hoojiros are basically herbivores. However, in winter, when the food is scarce, they tend to be omnivores. On this particular day, the enaga was feeding on a kind of scale insects and the hoojiro was eating seeds of tsuruyoshi, a kind of common reed.
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Photos 2022-01-29
