Japanese White-eye or mejiro

My missus recently started to put out cut Mandarin oranges in the garden...

In no time, came a couple of Japanese white eyes...

Native to the Japanese islands... and the local name is mejiro (メジロ, 目白), literally, 'white eye'...

We normally put out the orange early...

And before 7 am, the birds will come...

They appear to be the same couple...

While one feeds on the orange, the other bird waits nearby...

Initially, the birds were cautious... the distance between us and them is about 2 meters...

I had to hide behind the curtains to photograph them...

After a few days, they got used to us watching...

This one has became brave enough to show me her tongue...

Dinner for two on Lunar New Year's day...

Spent all morning this day chopping firewood... 

Had to stop after my muscles began to ache... 

Did something less strenuous thereafter... that is, to construct a chicken coop...  

When the day was done, was treated to a sumptuous dinner...

All done up by my suweeto haato... 

First, the toast with red wine...

Today's soup was winter melon with some pork lean meat...

The salad course was avocado with broccoli, celery, chopped onions, spread over some lettuce... 

 

We don't normally take beef, but today's an exception, I suppose...

Aussie beef it was... and the taste was good...

The 'main' course was tomato-based spaghetti with oysters and broccoli... 

Ooh, delicious... 

And to end the meal, home-made apple pie... 

No sugar added, as my missus said... 

Only three apples and one lemon...

Happy CNY to all who celebrate the event...