Bird Carving # 22 : Bohemian Waxwing (Kirenjyaku)

This is my 22nd Birdcarving work of Bohemina Waxwing. (Kirenjyaku)

Its　English name refers to the bright red bead-like tips
of the secondary feathers on its wings, which look like
drops of sealing wax, while 'Bohemian' refers to its
(presumed) origin from Bohemia (at the time,
a relatively unknown but "distant, eastern" place).

It is larger and greyer than the Cedar Waxwing and
has bright yellow tips on its tail feathers and a yellow
or white stripe along the wing feathers.

Under tail coverts are a deep rust color. Both beak
and feet are dark and the brown eyes are set in a
narrow black mask underlined with white.

Bird Carving # 21 : Narcissus Flycatcher (Kibitaki)

This is my twenty-first birdcarving work of Narcissus Flycatcher (Kibitaki).

Narcissus Flycatcher males are very distinctive in full breeding

plumage, having a black crown and mantle, a bright orange throat

with paler chest and underparts, an orange-yellow eyebrow,

black wings with a white wing patch, an orange-yellow rump,

and a black tail. Non-breeding males have varying levels of yellow.

Females are completely dissimilar, with generally buff-brown

coloration, with rusty-colored wings, and a two-toned eyering.

2008-5-27

Bird Carving # 20 : Varied Tit (Yamagara)

This is my twenthty birdcarving work of Varied Tit. (Yamagara)

It is 12–14 cm long and weighs 16–18 g. The wing length is 6.0–7.8 cm. In the nominate race P. v. varius the crown, the bill, the throat, the upper breast and the nape are black. Forehead, face, and cheeks are white. Back, wings, and tail are bluish grey.

Mantle, lower breast, belly and undertail coverts are chestnut coloured. From the crown to the nape runs a thin white central line.

23-5-2008/25-June-2008

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".

Bird Carving #17: Great Tit (Shijyukara)

This is my 17th birdcarving work of Great Tit.

Great Tits are easy to recognize, large in size at 14 cm, with a broad black line (broader in the male) down its otherwise yellow front. The neck and head are black with white cheeks and ear coverts. Upper parts are olive. It has a white wingbar and outer tail feathers. In young birds the black is replaced by brown, and the white by yellow.

Bird Carving #16: Willow Tit (Kogara)

THis is my 16th Birdcarving work of Willow Tit.

Length is 11.5 cm, and wings range from 60-70 mm.

The commonest call is a nasal zee, zee, zee, but the notes of the bird evidently

vary considerably. Occasionally a double note, ipsee, ipsee, is repeated

four or five times.