ウメモドキの赤果実

現在ウメモドキの実が赤く熟しています。母屋8畳の南側、クスノキの右手にある低木が流れに向かって枝を伸ばして、赤色の実をたくさん付けています。落葉後も赤い実はたくさん残っているため、また違った風貌を楽しめますが、ヒヨドリや冬鳥であるシロハラの貴重な食料にもなっています。

Red Fruits on the Japanese Winterberries
The fruits on the Japanese Winterberries are now ripening red. On the south side of the 8-tatami mat space in the main house, these shrubs to the right of the camphor tree stretch their branches over the stream and have lots of red berries growing on them. Because many of these red berries remain even after the shrubs lose their leaves, they are a precious food for the Brown-eared Bulbul and the Pale Thrush.