Showing posts with label egret. Show all posts
Showing posts with label egret. Show all posts

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

Singapore- Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta)

Little egrets ( Egretta garzetta) can be found in the wetlands of warm temperate to tropical regions. They are characterized by having black legs, black bills and yellow feet.
Issued in October 2014 as part of the  5v set on Tourism.Cancelled at Sengkang Central Post office.

Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Singapore - Chinese Egret ( Egretta eulophotes)

Arrived in the mail today from a postcrossing member in Singapore - a postcard showing Flamingoes which are one of 8000 birds found at the famous Jurong Bird Park..it come highly recommended for a visit if ever you are in Singapore. The sender used a full strip of the 1993 WWF Chinese egrets which are also known as Swinhoes egret.  These elegant birds of east Asia are becoming rarer to see as they are now on the endangered list.

Sunday, 13 October 2013

Mexico - Great Egret

From the huge 2002, 22v set of Conservation, I received this fabulous large block on cover. 10 stamps of the Great Egret  (Ardea alba).  Cancelled at San Benito, Hermosillo, Sonora



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