Warbling White-eye Carving 126

Before traveling to Thailand, we stayed in Japan for very eventful 8 days. 

Japan was amazing, and exceded all my high expectations I had of the country. It was very clean, organized, fun, and just all around very beautiful!

Before the trip I did research on birds to see there, as well as doing research of common or popular birds. Though Japan has a lot of iconic birds such as: the Mandarin Duck, Red-crowned Crane, Japanese Large-billed Crow, and Japanese Pheasants to name a few, I decided to go with a common residential bird: the Warbling White-eye, formally known as the Japanese White-eye. 

While carving I thought that I would make its feet open so I could attach it to any branch and be able to take a picture of it in a natural setting, and thought it would be cool to do it with a nice Japanese temple on the banks of a pond in the background. 

Warbling White-eye, Zosterops japonicus ssp. japonicus, Carving 126

at Fushimi Inari Shrine, in Kyoto, Japan.

You can see its little legs and feet, which are slightly flexible with wire inside. 

This is where I saw the Warbling White-eye, aka, Japanese White-eye, warbling around the 

trees right above the thousands of tourist and visitors walking up the shrine. 

Warbling White-eye, Zosterops japonicus ssp. japonicus, Carving 126

at Fushimi Inari Shrine, in Kyoto, Japan.

Sitting in a sapling Japanese Cedar. This forest around the shrine was 

full of all sorts of birds.  In one spot there was a narrow pond and a Gray Heron in it fishing. 

Some people clapped loudly at it, but Im not really sure why or what the meaning is. 

Warbling White-eye, Zosterops japonicus ssp. japonicus, Carving 126

at Fushimi Inari Shrine, in Kyoto, Japan.

This was along a nicely wooded trail heading up the side of the shrine grounds. 

It was really peaceful here.

Thanks for reading and visiting as always!

David Kramer

Pond Cypress Studio