Bio Garden News

As May begins, the sunlight is gradually getting stronger.
The lush greenery of the Millennium Forest signals the arrival of summer.
When I went into the forest, I found colorful ivy blooming near the entrance.
The name of the vine comes from Fujiwara Teika, a famous master of waka poetry.
The name comes from the legend that Teika was unable to forget his lover, Princess Shikishi, even after her death, and so he turned into a vine and entangled himself around her grave.

The snowbell trees near the pond have also bloomed with white flowers.
The flowers themselves are small, but there are so many of them that they are very pretty.
As I was closely observing the flowers, I heard the buzzing of wings.
Perhaps the bumblebees were looking for nectar?
Local people were taking pictures one after another, trying to capture the bees on film.

When I went to observe the Deutzias, I saw insects here too!
It's nice to see so many insects as the flowers bloom.

This is Viburnum, which has a white and fluffy appearance.
It produces red fruits in autumn.
It's fascinating to see how it changes with each season.

This is a lily of the valley with striking purple petals.
It was blooming near the base of the zelkova tree.

We also saw a kingfisher busily carrying fish to its burrow in the pond.
Kingfishers raise their young from March to July.
The parent birds catch fish and insects and bring them back to the nest to feed the chicks.
I hope we can see some healthy chicks this year too.