May 5, 2020
These Tiny Birds in Japan Look Like Fluffy Little Cotton Balls
In Hokkaido, Japan’s second-largest island, fluffy white little birds flitter through the trees. They look like white cotton balls with wings, bouncing around. They are beloved by the Japanese, who call them shima enaga. In English, they’re known as long-tailed tits, though this particular subspecies is only found in Hokkaido. What makes Hokkaido’s long-tailed tits so special?
