Friday, September 21, 2012

Newly Found Friends - in China

While I was away from home, I met a new bird friend in Downtown Beijing.

Name: Painted Eyebrow (huamei,画眉)
 

 
 
 

 
Notice cute ceramics seed and water bowls.

One morning we were strolling near a small park where several retired men were visiting with one another while these birds were singing away to their heart's content. 


Once my Chinese language teacher told me one of the traditional hobbies of men in China is to keep a pet bird while women tend to take care of a flower garden.

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