A tui perches on a branch of a cherry tree in Wellington, New Zealand, Aug. 14, 2021. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)
WELLINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cherry trees are in full bloom and tui are flocking to slurp the tasty nectar in New Zealand's second successive warmest winter on record.
The tui is an endemic passerine bird of New Zealand, and the bird's common name, tui, comes from the Maori language.
A tui slurps the nectar of cherry blossom in Wellington, New Zealand, Aug. 14, 2021. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)
A tui slurps the nectar of cherry blossom in Wellington, New Zealand, Aug. 14, 2021. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)
A tui perches on a branch of a cherry tree in Wellington, New Zealand, Aug. 14, 2021. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua) ■
