#2 · Feb 9–13 · Beginning of Spring
Warblers find their spring song
黄鶯睍睆
Kōō kenkan su · Bush warblers begin singing
Early-morning woodland; a small songbird on a bare branch, ideally heard before it is clearly seen.
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Photographed by Michael Gebert
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