Barn Owl ( Tyto alba)

                    Special issue of a Barn owl posted from Riga,  Latvia.

                                        

Italy 2014 - Boreal Owl

The latest bird stamps from Italy are five "Birds of the Alps". Here is the small Boreal Owl  (Aegolius funereus) from that set. Postmarked in Borromeo , Milan

Indonesia- Bird Life International 2012

An attractive block of four endemic species from Indonesia promoted by Bird Life International 2012
 Siau Scops Owl (Otus siaoensis) Flores Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus floris)

Elegant Sunbird   (Aethopyga duyvenbodei

) Invisible Rail  (Habroptila wallacii)

USA- Tufted Puffin

Due to the size of their bills, puffins are also know as sea parrots. Featured on a new 2013 USA stamp from a painting by artist Robert Giusti  is this large Tufted Puffin seen here in breeding plumage with characteristic yellow feathers. These birds catch their food underwater to a depth of 70 meters. Flown in from Brookside NJ with the help from a 1988 Saw-Whet  owl.

USA- Tanagers & Snowy owl

here's that unique date again, this time from Mountain Lakes in NJ, USA  a pair of 2002 s/a  Western Tanagers (Piranga ludoviciana) and Scarlet Tanagers ( Piranga olivacea)  together with a Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) to send this beautiful postcard of Audubon's Snowy Owl painted in 1831. Thank you dear friend Natalie.

Taiwan-Tawny Owl

A bird with a unique postmark- 12.12.12-12. The  Tawny Owl Strix aluca) is a stocky medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Asia. Their diet consists mainly of rodents except in urban areas where birds easier to catch. Thanks to my exchange friend Douglas for sending this delightful cover.

Birds are very popular in Eupen, here's another five which had a good flight. Thanks again to my friend Vrin .
Spotted Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes )Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco ) ,Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus)Black-necked Grebe ( Podiceps nigricollis) and the Little Owl ( Athene noctua)