Australia- Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)

The mighty Wedge-tailed eagle with a massive wingspan, appropriately cancelled here at Hunter Region Mail Centre in New South Wales.

Australia- Song Birds 2009

What a thrill it was to receive the full set of beautiful Australian songbirds 2009 set on cover recently. Clearly postmarked from Ouyen in Victoria. I've seen all these birds in various locations in Australia and know their calls. I am surprised the Green catbird was included as their call is more like a cat with a sore throat than a song.
Green Catbird   (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
Noisy Scrubbird  (Atrichornis clamosus)
Mangrove Golden Whistler (Pachycephala melanura)

Scarlet Myzomela   ( Myzomela sanguinolenta)

Australia- Eagles

An unusual approach for a personal stamp is to use pictures of eagles on the tabs.

Australia-Water Birds

During the recent heat-wave in NSW my friend Karola took relief from the heat by soaking herself, together with some stamps, in the bath. The illustrated cover commemorates the occasion when the mercury reached 44 degrees. We can see Karola was dreaming of  beaches and water birds as she soaked with the stamps . The stamps say it all, Sea gulls, Jabiru, Frigate birds and Tropicbirds..  all found where there is water. Even the kangaroo is by the sea-side. Cancelled at Lightning Ridge NSW, one of the hottest places in the outback..

Christmas Island- Frigate Bird

Christmas Island is a Territory of Australia which issues  humorous  stamps at Christmas time for the festive season. The 2012 stamps did not disappoint  collectors as here we see Santa aided by a greater Frigate bird, a Green turtle and a few Red crabs creating some sand sculpture in the shape of a Christmas tree.
The cover flew in from Ouyen in Victoria.

Australia-Scarlet Macaw (Bright)

I don't usually keep bird stamps if the birds are not endemic to that country, but I had to make an exception this time because here we have  brightly colored birds cancelled in Bright, Victoria. What a great combination. The Scarlet Macaw stamps are from the 1994 Australian Zoos series on Endangered Species. The stamps were available in self-adhesives ( as seen here) or in a gummed version. BTW. The  Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is the national bird of Honduras and found in the hot humid regions of  tropical South America.

Australia-2012 Little Penguins

Thanks to my friend Pelicanus, here is a 12-12-12 dated bird from Australia.

Australia-Silver Gull

All the way from W A...a Seagull from Seabird.  The seagull is holding a potato chip. In some coastal places potato chips have become a major food source for these birds . Studies have shown that chip eating seagulls  higher cholesterol and higher glucose in their blood than birds with a natural diet, and the birds  are significantly heavier.Some coastal towns discourage people from feeding the seagulls by having threats of high fines. Please do not feed the gulls on chips.