Birds

Birds

Tuesday 24 December 2013

Finland ~ Woodpeckers

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides minor), Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus), White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos), Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius).

Saturday 21 December 2013

Italy ~ Birds of the Alps

Italian Birds of the Alps, Registered RA 7311 1086 1 IT cover, posted on the date of issue December 4, 2013 with special postmarks by my "Italian Birder" friend Menotti Passarella.

The Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopusmuta) Pernice Bianca, The Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picuscanus) Picchio Cenerino, The Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Gipeto, The Boreal Owl (Aegoliusfunereus) Civetta Capogrosso, The Western Capercaillie (Tetraourogallus) Gallo Cedrone.



Christmas Island ~ Abbott's Booby

Abbott's Booby (Papasula abbotti), is an endangered seabird of the sulid family, which includes gannets and boobies. It is the largest bird of the family, and is placed within its own monotypic genus. It was first identified from a specimen collected by William Louis Abbott, who discovered it on Assumption island in 1892.


Romania ~ Dalmatian Pelican

The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus Crispus), is a massive member of the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe to India and China in swamps and shallow lakes. The nest is a crude heap of vegetation. This huge bird is the largest of the pelicans and one of the largest living bird species.


St Helena ~ Wirebird

The Saint Helena Plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae), locally known as Wirebird due to its thin legs, is a small wader endemic to the island of Saint Helena. The bird was first mentioned in 1638, and is the national bird of Saint Helena, featured on the island's coat of arm and flag.


Thursday 19 December 2013

Wednesday 18 December 2013

South Africa ~ Birds Stamp

                              South Africa 1990 ~ South African Birds block of four.

Saturday 14 December 2013

Singapore ~ Birds Stamp

Crimson Sunbird, Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Blue-throated Bee-eater, Yellow Wagtail, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Common Goldenback, Jambu Fruit Dove


Slovenia ~ Bird Cover


Slovenian Bird Cover, posted on November 8, 2013 by Karmen Zalar from Kamnik, Slovenia.

The Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata), it is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe this species is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots.

The Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana), is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. Ortolan nest are placed on or near the ground, the egg seldom show the hair-like markings so characteristic of most buntings' eggs.

Thursday 12 December 2013

Indonesia ~ Threatened Bird Species

                                 Indonesia's Threatened Bird Species, first day cover.

Indonesia ~ Threatened Bird Species

The Siau Scops Owl (Otus siaoensis), is a critically endangered owl and may be extinct. They live in Siau Island, north of Sulawesi, Indonesia and are (were) forest dwellers.

The Flores Hawk Eagle (Nisaetus floris), is a fairly large, up to 30 - 31 inch long, raptor in the family Accipitridae. An Indonesian endemic, the Flores Hawk Eagle is distributed in forests of Flores, Lombok and Sumbawa in the Lesser Sundas.

The Elegant Sunbird (Aethopyga duyvenbodei), an Indonesian endemic distributed to the island of Sangihe, north of Sulawesi. It is found and locally common in the forests and plantations near Mount Sahendaruman in southern Sangihe.

The Invisible Rail (Habroptila wallacii), is a flightless species of bird in the family Rallidae, endemic only to the island of Halmahera, in North Maluku, Indonesia, especially its swamp forests, wetlands, and forest edges. It is the world's smallest living flightless bird.

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Germany (DDR) ~ Protected Bird

                                Winter Feeding for Protected Eagles maximum card.

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Malaysia ~ Wild Ducks

Malaysia 2006, Wild Duck Species s/s, The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) known as The Great Black Cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere and The Black Shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds much in the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America.

Indonesia ~ Brahminy Kite

                           Indonesia 1997, Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) first day cover

Indonesia ~ Brahminy Kite

Indonesia 1997, National Love Flora and Fauna Day s/s. The Brahminy Kite (Haliastur Indus) also known as the Red-backed Sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. Known as Elang Bondol in Indonesia, the Brahminy Kite is the official mascot of Jakarta. In India it is considered as the contemporary representation of Garuda, the sacred bird of Vishnu.

Taiwan ~ Birds Stamp

Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus), Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica), Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus).


Monday 9 December 2013

Canada ~ Bird Cover

Canadian Bird Cover, posted on November 18, 2013 by my friend Danielle from Quebec City, Canada.

The Great Blue Heron, is Canada's largest heron, Observers most often see this stately bird in shallow water and usually nests in the top of a tall tree.

The Snow Goose, is one of the few birds whose numbers have increased since the year 1900. It breeds in the high Arctic tundra and prefers areas covered with a few inches of water where it grubs for the roots of rushes and marsh grasses.

The Spruce Grouse, lives almost exclusively in Canada, and is widely distributed in the forest areas. It dines on the needles and buds of coniferous trees and enjoy berries.

The Great Horned Owl, inhabits all of Canada south of the tree line. This large, powerful bird hunts at night or dusk. It preys mostly on rabbits, mice, rats, skunks and scorpions. This bird does not make its own nest, but takes over one built by a crow, hawk or heron.


China ~ Peace Bird and Peace Dove

                                         China 2012-5 Peace Bird and Peace Dove
This Chinese Bird (Joint Issue) stamps was sent by my friend Danielle from Quebec City, Canada, along with her great Canadian Bird Cover.

Germany ~ Native Songbirds

Stieglitz ~ Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Gimplel ~ Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), Blaumeise ~ Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).
This German Songbirds semi-postal stamps was sent by my friend Erhard Molbitz from Postdam, Germany.

Brunei Darussalam ~ Birds Stamp


                                          Bulwer's Pheasant (Lophura bulweri)