Singapore - Grey Peacock Pheasant

As part of  a joint issue between  Singapore and  Vietnam,  issued in May 2013, here is the

Grey Peacock-Pheasant  (Polyplectron bicalcaratum

) , which is actually the national bird of Burma.

Taiwan- Swinhoe's Pheasant

I was lucky enough to receive another set of the new birds from Taiwan, and here you see the se-tenant block of four with their own family pictorial postmark.

Taiwan-Swinhoe's Pheasant

Taiwan started the  Conservation of Birds  series in 2008 with the Blue Magpie.  The next  addition to the series is the endemic Swinhoe's Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii) issued on February 20, 2014.
British ornithologist and naturalist, Robert Swinhoe (1836-77) first described the species on 1862. He is also known for describing 16 other species from Formosa.
This delightful real posted FDC with the first day postmark and ordinary CDS,has the courting couple on the souvenir sheet and  the se-tenant block of four shows the family with chicks.

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Vietnam- Stamps and postcard

hi everyone- Happy New Year to you all and I hope it will


  be a year filled with plenty of flying birds.
Posted from Vietnam on 28-12-13, here's an interesting postcard and two recent bird stamps. I expect there'll be a few eyebrows raised  about the ducks

Singapore- Red Jungle Fowl & Grey Peacock Pheasant

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Diplomatic relations with Vietnam, Singapore released this joint-issue pair of stamps on September 12, 2013 appropriately at  Jurong Bird park in Singapore. The Grey Peacock -pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) also known as the Burmese Peacock pheasant is the national bird of Myanmar. The Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus) is said to be the ancestor of all domestic fowl. The image is cropped from a DL sized envelope posted to me  from Singapore.

Czech Republic- Hunting and Gamekeeping 2000

Issued in october 2000, a set of four stamps titled Hunting and Gamekeeping, three of which have birds. Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) and Mallard (Anas platyrhynchus)
The stamp with the Goshawk shows it as a trained bird for hawking and also on the ground with the pheasant which it is has captured. Postmarked in Breclav, Czech Republic, an excellent addition for my theme of hunting , wild animals and of course birds.

New Zealand-Game birds

Now here is something different from  Wellington ,New Zealand. Two license fee stamps and one semi-postal stamp cancelled with the one pictorial postmark ,which looks to be a Wellington tram. The NZ Fish and Game stamps are issued annually as minisheets. Bobwhite Quail was 2012 and the Ring-necked pheasant 2011. Although produced by NZ post, these stamps are not valid for postage but proceeds from the sales goes toward habitat protection. The self-adhesive stamps from 2011 is the Takahe or Purple swamphen               (Porphyrio hochstetteri) on a 60c semi postal stamp from a 3v set. Thanks to Holger for this special cover.

Mountain Lakes-Ring-necked Pheasant

My dear friend Natalie never forgets to add a bird stamp... A 1996 Common Pheasant, otherwise known as the ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colcicus) was tucked besides a couple of my favorite musicians on the back of a postcard showing a more genteel way of playing table tennis. :)