Bird Carving # 13 : Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (Kogera)

This is my thirteen birdcaring work of Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker.

Weighing a mere 18-26 grams, and measuring just 15 cm in length,
the Japanese pygmy woodpecker is the smallest member of the
family in Japan. Though territorial and often solitary during spring
to autumn, it commonly joins mixed-species flocks in winter,
when its distinctive, rather gently buzzing "kzzzz-kzzzz" calls are
a welcome addition to the harsher sounds of the more demonstrative
great tit, varied tit and nuthatch that commonly comprise such flocks.

Bird Carving # 12 : Eurasian Nuthatch (Gojyukara)

This is my twelfth birdcarving of the Eurasian Nuthatch.
It is a resident bird of deciduous woods and parkland,
with some old trees for nesting.
It feeds on insects, seeds and nuts. Its old name “nut-hack”
derives from its habit of wedging a nut in a crevice in a tree,
and then hacking at it with its strong bill.
It has the ability, like other nuthatches, to climb down trees,
unlike species such as woodpeckers which can only go upwards.
It will come to bird feeding tables, and is then very aggressive,
driving other species away.The Eurasian Nuthatch is
14cm long and has the typical nuthatch big head, short tail
and powerful bill and feet.
It is blue-grey above, with a black eyestripe.