Bird Carving #19 : Great Reed Wabler (Ooyoshikiri)

This is my 19th birdcarving work of Great Reed Warbler. (Ooyoshikiri)

This is a large Song Thrush-sized warbler, 16-20cm in length. The adult has an unstreaked brown back and buff underparts. The forehead is flattened, and the bill is strong and pointed. It is very like a giant Reed Warbler, but with a stronger supercilium.

The song is very loud and far carrying. It is a slow, chattering jit-jit-jit with typically acrocephaline whistles and mimicry added.

Bird Carving #18 Bonin White-eye (Meguro)

This is my eighteenth birdcarving work of the Bonin White-eye (Megoro).

The Bonin White-eye is a small yellow and grey bird endemic to the Ogasawara Islands (formerly Bonin Islands) of Japan. Until recently it was considered part of the Meliphagidae family of honeyeaters and was called the Bonin Honeyeater.
A distinctive feature of the bird is the white rim around the eyes, which is then surrounded by black masking. Presently its habitat is restricted to Haha-jima Island. Until several years ago it could also be found on Chichi jima Island. Because of the bird's small range of habitat, its status is listed as "Vulnerable".