Showing posts with label UAE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UAE. Show all posts

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

UAE-Saker Falcon

Although the designs are stylized, the defintive stamps of the UAE represent the Saker falcon which is the second largest falcon in world after the Gyr Falcon. These fast flyers are traditionally trained  for hunting  in the sport of falconry.
Cover sent registered from Dubai.

Friday, 1 February 2013

UAE-Sea Birds

A 2010 minisheet with hexagonal stamps of the seabirds of the UAE . Sent registered from Deira Post Office in Dubai
 Two out of the six stamps have incorrect names .
 1 D Black headed gull  wrongly named , should be Little Gull  (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
2 D Grey heron is incorrect name ,the bird is a Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta)
 3D Little Gull Larus minutus,
 550fils Caspian Gull  (Larus cachinnans)
450 fils Socotra Cormorant, 150 fils Crab Plover Dromas ardeola