The second of the 1.20 y stamps of this new Chinese raptor series is the Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus). A migratory bird found in Europe and the Americas ,and feeds on small vertebrates.
Monday, 17 March 2014
China- Eastern Imperial Eagle
The grand Aquila eagles are amongst my favorites and here is a single theme cover featuring the Eastern Imperial eagle ( Aquila heliaca). The Austrian-Hungarian empire once chose this large bird to be its heraldic symbol. Despite this, Imperial eagles are threatened with extinction in Southern Europe . Imperial eagles feed on hares, rodents and other small animals.
China- Raptors 2014
| A fine set of raptors from China- Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) | |||||
| Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) | |||||
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Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
Thursday, 6 March 2014
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)
Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus)
Mangrove Golden Whistler (Pachycephala melanura)
Scarlet Myzomela ( Myzomela sanguinolenta)
USA-Blue Hummingbird
Here is a blue-tinted, highly stylized, digital image of a hummingbird on a self-adhesive stamp from the USA which is the new postcard rate of 34 cents
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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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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