As spring arrives with warm sunlight and breeze, the early-flowering cherry blossoms at the Ebara Shrine in Tokyo, Japan attract many birds, including the warbling white-eye that loves to perch and forage between the branches. Photos of the green plumage of the bird mixed with the pink flowers paint a vivid spring scene.

(All photos via VCG)

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