A messenger of spring

I found a Luehdorfia puziloi yessoensis, which only appears in spring, collecting nectar from Rhododendron dauricum flowers.
I keep saying it, but spring has finally arrived in all of its magnificence.
I’ve heard that alpine Helonias kawanoi are already blooming around Mt. Kurodake’s 5th Station.
During the first half of May last year, the temperature never reached the highs we’re seeing this year.
Perhaps flowers will begin blooming unexpectedly early where the snow has melted.
Photo: A male Luehdorfia puziloi yessoensis May 11