tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91140464377536398502024-03-13T17:40:54.757+02:00My bird cover collectionNasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-15337515029044699342012-08-09T23:26:00.001+03:002012-08-09T23:27:55.446+03:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As my previous post was so short I am posting another cover sent from Switzerland. Thank you Vural for it. The stamps are cancelled with Geuensee's pictorial postmark. The bird stamp was issued in 1970.<br />
<strong>Great spotted woodpecker</strong> <em>(Dendrocopos major)</em> can be found in northern Asia and in Europe. It has many subspecies. It feeds mostly on insects and grubs but when these can't be found, it can also eat fruit, seeds, small rodents, eggs etc.<br />
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Here is another cover fom Ebay. The stamp, issued in 1969, comes from the first bird set of Cyprus. It shows <strong>European roller </strong><em>(Coracias garrulus)</em> which was shown before in this blog. The cover was mailed in 1970 and it has a postmark from FPO 201.</div>Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-44431073173648412862012-07-16T21:32:00.000+03:002012-07-16T21:32:09.522+03:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello everyone, I am sorry for my long absence but lack of time prevented me from updating my blog. Moreover, I managed to break my scanner so at the moment I only have very few covers on my laptop that I haven't already uploaded here.<br />
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I bought this cover from Ebay. It was mailed from Taiwan to Colombia. The stamp was issued in 1983 and it comes from a set of two.<br />
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<strong>Grey-faced Buzzard</strong> <em>(Butastur indicus):</em> It is a bird of prey found in Asia . It is a medium-sized raptor which preys on large insects, lizards, frogs and small mammals. This species is migratory.</div>Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-23085337615116782272011-07-11T19:03:00.000+03:002011-07-11T19:03:26.998+03:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WMpnQe_5UMg/ThscLS7oC-I/AAAAAAAACgU/WqNJ8yOt120/s1600/scan0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WMpnQe_5UMg/ThscLS7oC-I/AAAAAAAACgU/WqNJ8yOt120/s320/scan0007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here is a cover from Finland with a stamp showing a pair of <b>Mallards </b><i>(Anas platyrhynchos)</i>. This species of dabbling ducks can be found in wetlands in temperate and subtropical Europe, North Africa, Asia and America. It was also introduced in Australia and New Zealand. As you can see on the stamp the green-headed male is different from the brown and colour-lacking female. This species feed on water plants, invertebrates, gastropods, worms etc. It is migratory.<br />
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The stamp was issued in 2010.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-21293918967023634262011-05-22T21:20:00.000+03:002011-05-22T21:20:32.410+03:00Cover from Italy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T5Y6XKSU-zs/TdlQImb6Z7I/AAAAAAAACek/HkirxWOSS6U/s1600/scan0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T5Y6XKSU-zs/TdlQImb6Z7I/AAAAAAAACek/HkirxWOSS6U/s320/scan0004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is my first cover from Italy where bird stamps are used. It is also my first registered cover from that country. The set on it was issued in 1995.<br />
<b>Grey heron </b><i>(Ardea cinerea):</i> It can be found in some parts of Africa and in temperate Asia and Europe. In the colder areas it is migratory. It has four subspecies. It feeds on frogs, fish, insects, reptiles, small mammals and other birds' chicks.<br />
<b>Griffon vulture </b><i>(Gyps fulvus): </i>This bird of prey lives in Asia, north Africa and southern Europe. It can be found in Cyprus too. In the wild it can live for 50-70 years. It is a scavenger.<br />
<b>Golden eagle </b><i>(Aquila chrysaetos): </i>I already presented it on a stamp from Algeria.<br />
<b>White-winged snowfinch </b><i>(Montifringilla nivalis): </i>This species of sparrow can be found in southern Europe and western and central Asia. It has four subspecies. It feeds on seeds and insects.</div>Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-67068018523708646232011-05-16T23:56:00.000+03:002011-05-16T23:56:27.603+03:00Old cover from the UK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e9F5LrcWZCE/TdGNmxy616I/AAAAAAAACeU/18LAz6bSmqM/s1600/scan0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e9F5LrcWZCE/TdGNmxy616I/AAAAAAAACeU/18LAz6bSmqM/s320/scan0005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This cover was posted in Bath, UK on the 9th of August 1966. The stamp used was issued on the 8th of August of that year as a part of a set of four stamps. It shows <b>Black-headed Gull </b><i>(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)</i>. This species was presented in an older post.</div>Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-57307716893964790672011-04-14T18:45:00.000+03:002011-04-14T18:45:19.691+03:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DzYLGAbtcgg/TacV2E02uhI/AAAAAAAACbQ/vSQvl1_a3Zc/s1600/scan0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DzYLGAbtcgg/TacV2E02uhI/AAAAAAAACbQ/vSQvl1_a3Zc/s320/scan0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here is a nice cover from Finland. It appears to be both hand and machine canceled. The 2003 bird stamps shows <b>Eurasian Capercaillie</b> <i>(Tetrao urogallus) </i>which I have presented in the past.</div>Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-16325581396029987432011-04-14T17:57:00.000+03:002011-04-14T17:57:45.931+03:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w9E9FdrJgUk/TacD-NBZfGI/AAAAAAAACbM/9eCHRmdTYOg/s1600/scan0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w9E9FdrJgUk/TacD-NBZfGI/AAAAAAAACbM/9eCHRmdTYOg/s320/scan0020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Thank you Bryon for this nice cover from the USA. Unfortunately, it appears and it made contact with water during its transportation. The stamps were issued in 2005 and they are part of the Northeast Deciduous Forest. One of them is showing Eastern Red Bat <i>(Lasiurus borealis)</i>. I will present the birds only. From left to right:<br />
<b>Ovenbird </b><i>(Seiurus aurocapillus):</i> It is a North American Warbler leaving in forests. It has three subspecies.<br />
<b>Wild Turkey </b><i>(Meleagris gallopavo): </i>We have seen this species in the past.<br />
<b>Red-shouldered Hawk </b><i>(Buteo lineatus):</i> It can be found in the USA and in Mexico. It has five subspecies. It feeds on small birds, small mammals, large insects, reptiles and amphibians. Some of the northern populations migrate to central Mexico in the winter.<b> </b></div>Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-60054833820557457142011-04-07T00:06:00.000+03:002011-04-07T00:06:50.695+03:00Cover from Sri Lanka<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NJFMSrOMifw/TZzPdLVFwBI/AAAAAAAACaU/S7wJmnnJhZ8/s1600/scan0001+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NJFMSrOMifw/TZzPdLVFwBI/AAAAAAAACaU/S7wJmnnJhZ8/s320/scan0001+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Hello everyone, I am sorry for my long absence from this blog. I finally found enough time to scan new items and show them here. Thank you Ravindra Ratnapala for this excellent cover from Sri Lanka. The bird stamps were issued in 2003 and they are coming from a set of 25 stamps. From left to right:<br />
<b>Tricoloured Munia</b> <i>(Lonchura malacca):</i> It is a finch native to Sri Lanka and India mainly in wet grasslands habitats. It has been introduced to other countries too. It has two subspecies. It feeds on grain and other seeds.<br />
<b>Pompadour Green Pigeon </b><i>(Treron pompadora): </i>It is a species of pigeon found in southern and southeast Asian forests. It has six subspecies although some countries consider them different species. It feeds on fruit, seeds and plants.<br />
<b>Plum-headed Parakeet</b> (<i>Psittacula cyanocephala):</i> This parrot is endemic to the Indian subcontinent in forests and open woodlands. It can be found as a pet.<br />
<b>Coppersmith Barbet</b> <b>or</b> <b>Crimson-breasted Barbet</b> <i>(Megalaima haemacephala):</i> It can be found in south and southeast Asia in gardens, groves and sparse woodlands. It feeds on fruit, berries and insects. It has nine subspecies.<br />
<b>Emerald Dove</b> <i>(Chalcophaps indica):</i> This species was shown on a cover from Malaysia.<i> </i> <br />
</div>Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-13336764554401985532011-01-13T23:50:00.002+02:002011-01-13T23:55:39.953+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TS90CEzqliI/AAAAAAAACRc/wBIphK_p_E4/s1600/scan0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TS90CEzqliI/AAAAAAAACRc/wBIphK_p_E4/s320/scan0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561791643824854562" border="0" /></a>To finish with the covers I have from this set, here is a simple but yet beautiful cover showing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rock Thrush </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Monticola saxatilis).</span> The same stamp was shown before.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-85459172429340641022011-01-13T23:46:00.003+02:002011-01-13T23:49:21.733+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TS9y1nPBv2I/AAAAAAAACRU/q-0axJN4PnI/s1600/scan0010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TS9y1nPBv2I/AAAAAAAACRU/q-0axJN4PnI/s320/scan0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561790330216496994" border="0" /></a>This bird stamp comes from the same 2007 set of Switzerland and it shows <span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Tit </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Parus major). </span>Thank you Vural from ICCC.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-4386257858730869292011-01-13T22:32:00.004+02:002011-01-13T23:45:28.395+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TS9wvOmYc_I/AAAAAAAACRM/pVKY1OCg-nM/s1600/scan0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TS9wvOmYc_I/AAAAAAAACRM/pVKY1OCg-nM/s320/scan0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561788021501096946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TS9wmIAka5I/AAAAAAAACRE/V8cXS-gz31o/s1600/scan0008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TS9wmIAka5I/AAAAAAAACRE/V8cXS-gz31o/s320/scan0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561787865113062290" border="0" /></a>Here are two covers from Switzerland with the 2007 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chaffinch </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Fringilla coelebs) </span>stamp. Take notice at the nice machine cancelations. This finch can be found in Europe, northwestern Africa and western Asia. There are 18 subspecies. It feeds on seeds and insects. It can be kept as a pet.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-76786120154006241802011-01-11T19:39:00.003+02:002011-01-11T20:24:21.765+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TSyWGbyhJMI/AAAAAAAACQ8/e2a3EVoWg2A/s1600/scan0009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TSyWGbyhJMI/AAAAAAAACQ8/e2a3EVoWg2A/s320/scan0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560984677178746050" border="0" /></a>I am starting 2011 with a cover from the Faroe Islands. The above row of stamps is a full set issued in 1998 while the bellow row comes from a set of three issued in 1977.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">European or Common Starling </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Stumus vulgaris): </span>This species are located in western Asia and temperate Europe. Some of the northeastern populations migrate south and west. It has 12 subspecies one of which, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Sturnus vulgaris faroensis, </span>can be found in the Faroe Islands. As a result I believe this is the bird shown on the stamp. It eats mostly insects but it can also eat seeds, nectar, grain and fruit.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Common or Eurasian Blackbird </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Turdus merula): </span>It can be found in Asia, Europe, North Africa and as the bird above it has been introdused to New Zealand and Australia. Depending on the area it lives it can be migratory or non-migratory. It eats berries, fruit, insects and earthworms. It has 15 subspecies. In the Faroe Islands lives <span style="font-style: italic;">Turdus merula merula.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Whimbrel </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Numenius phaeopus): </span>This wader can be found in Asia, Europe and subarctic North America. It has four subspecies and it is migratory. It eats small invertebrates and small crabs.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Snipe </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Gallinago gallinago): </span>It has already presented in the past.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-82484465141910089712010-12-28T20:53:00.006+02:002010-12-28T21:13:33.022+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TRozpx0-tBI/AAAAAAAACQo/nv6rqlAeatE/s1600/scan0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TRozpx0-tBI/AAAAAAAACQo/nv6rqlAeatE/s320/scan0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555809883158131730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TRozed-2CmI/AAAAAAAACQg/aoaFmEYdIyE/s1600/scan0005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TRozed-2CmI/AAAAAAAACQg/aoaFmEYdIyE/s320/scan0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555809688852236898" border="0" /></a>Thank you Andrew for this postcard from Russia. Both bird stamps used were issued in 2006.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ross's Gull </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Rhodostethia rosea): </span>This small gull, which is named after the British explorer James Clark Ross, can be found in arctic north part of North America and in northeast Siberia. It migrates south but on a short distance. It can eat any small prey.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Siberian Crane or Snow Crane </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Grus leucogeranus):</span> It can be found in wetlands in arctic Russia and western Siberia. It migrates in China, Iran and India. It eats aquatic plants. It is classified as critical.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-21433649650095936812010-12-28T20:34:00.003+02:002010-12-28T20:44:52.238+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TRouJ7BgZTI/AAAAAAAACQI/R4jgO1uWYh0/s1600/scan0005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 161px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TRouJ7BgZTI/AAAAAAAACQI/R4jgO1uWYh0/s320/scan0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555803838312637746" border="0" /></a><br />Thank you Jemma for this aerogamme from Australia.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wandering Whistling-duck</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Dendrocygna arcuata): </span>This whistling duck can be found in subtropical and tropical Australia, in the Pacific Islands, Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. It has three subspecies. It is classified as least concerned and it feeds on grass, waterlillies, water plants, aquatic vertebrates and insects. It is a migratory species.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-57202161627909200472010-12-28T19:57:00.002+02:002010-12-28T20:15:05.589+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TRollbNsT4I/AAAAAAAACQA/3D8Y7yXeaTo/s1600/scan0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TRollbNsT4I/AAAAAAAACQA/3D8Y7yXeaTo/s320/scan0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555794415205502850" border="0" /></a>Merry Christmas to everyone! Here is a pre-paid card from Poland. It was issued in 2006 and it is part of a series showing the beauty of this country. White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) are one of them.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-2001572318050553452010-12-23T22:25:00.004+02:002010-12-23T22:38:17.354+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TROxdeZ8COI/AAAAAAAACPU/_5vX5pl1nSs/s1600/scan0005%2B%25283%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TROxdeZ8COI/AAAAAAAACPU/_5vX5pl1nSs/s320/scan0005%2B%25283%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553977885414131938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TROxM5BQpjI/AAAAAAAACPM/SB0JgS2ccSI/s1600/scan0006%2B%25283%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 161px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TROxM5BQpjI/AAAAAAAACPM/SB0JgS2ccSI/s320/scan0006%2B%25283%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553977600500606514" border="0" /></a><br />Thank you Boben for this nice registered cover from India. The m/s was released in 2010. Both the birds it shows are very common. About the Rock Pigeon you can have a look in older posts.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">House Sparrow</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Passer domesticus): </span>It can be found in most of Europe and Asia. It has 12 subspecies. It feeds mostly on seeds and insects but it is also an opportunistic bird.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-67896590471609957632010-12-07T22:11:00.003+02:002010-12-07T22:20:18.163+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TP6V2gTUQQI/AAAAAAAACM8/Iwb2AfbH23Y/s1600/scan0001%2B%25289%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TP6V2gTUQQI/AAAAAAAACM8/Iwb2AfbH23Y/s320/scan0001%2B%25289%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548036554583458050" border="0" /></a>Hello everyone, for my first post in December I chose a WWF cover from Croatia. The stamps used for postage were issued in 2006 and they are a part of a set of four. The whole set is devoted in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Tern</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Sterna albifrons)</span> which I presented in a previous post. Thank you Dragan for the cover.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-91576628217734740902010-11-26T21:50:00.003+02:002010-11-26T22:41:22.449+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TPAQzAXNBaI/AAAAAAAACLo/g3oifSO1zRo/s1600/scan0084.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TPAQzAXNBaI/AAAAAAAACLo/g3oifSO1zRo/s320/scan0084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543949609749775778" border="0" /></a><br />Thank you Park for this cover from South Korea. Five bird stamps are used. From left to right:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Japanese White-eye<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Zosterops japonicus): </span>The stamp was issued in 1997. It is native in East Asia but it can be found in other countries as a pet. It was also introduced to Hawaii. It feeds on insects and nectar.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Tit</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> (Parus major): </span>The stamp was released in 2006. It can be found in woodlands in the Middle East, Europe, parts of North Africa and Northern and Central Asia. It has 14 subspecies. It eats berries, seeds, spiders, insects and caterpillars.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yellow-billed or Chinese Grosbeak</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Eophona migratoria):</span> The stamp was issued in 2002. This species of finch lives in temperate forests in Russia and Asia. It has two subspecies.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Tern</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Sterna albifrons): </span>The stamp was released in 1994. This seabird can be found in the tropical and temperate coasts and inland waterways of Asia and Europe. In the winter it migrates to the tropical and subtropical oceans so then it can be found even in Australia and South Africa. There are three subspecies. It feeds on fish.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scops Owl</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Otus scops): </span>The stamp was released in 1993. I have presented this species in the past.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-48789955044696981922010-11-21T16:07:00.002+02:002010-11-21T16:28:38.619+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TOknv8SaV3I/AAAAAAAACLY/HnXSZ3GaYzw/s1600/scan0087.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TOknv8SaV3I/AAAAAAAACLY/HnXSZ3GaYzw/s320/scan0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542004521046792050" border="0" /></a>This is my only cover from Maldive Islands. From left to right:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Asian Koel </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Eudynamys scolopaceus): </span>The stamp was released in 2002. It lives in South and Southeast Asia. It has five subspecies. It feeds mainly on fruit but it can also eat insects, eggs, small vertebrates and caterpillars.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Swinhoe's or Forest or Chinese Snipe </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Gallinago megala): </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>The stamp was released in 2002. It can be found in southern and central Siberia and Mongolia. In the winter it migrates to South-east Asia. It feeds on insects, earthworms and mollusks.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Osprey </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Pandion haliaetus): </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>The stamp was released in 2002. I have written before about this species.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sooty Tern </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Onychoprion fuscatus): </span>The stamp was released in 2007. This migratory seabird has nine subspecies.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-34668555655514784862010-11-21T16:00:00.003+02:002010-11-21T16:07:20.189+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TOkmh9GI_CI/AAAAAAAACLQ/3yEBLlCiCws/s1600/scan0086.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TOkmh9GI_CI/AAAAAAAACLQ/3yEBLlCiCws/s320/scan0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542003181233962018" border="0" /></a>This great cover from Indonesia has only one bird stamp issued in 2008.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Seleucidis melanoleucus): </span>This least concern South American bird of paradise can be found in lowland forests. It feeds on arthropods and fruit.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-30729889135985605622010-11-21T15:25:00.003+02:002010-11-21T15:53:09.429+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TOke105vg0I/AAAAAAAACLI/TsK_s2FZhZc/s1600/scan0085.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TOke105vg0I/AAAAAAAACLI/TsK_s2FZhZc/s320/scan0085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541994726538838850" border="0" /></a>For today I chose this cover from Argentina, thank you Viviana! Four bird stamps were used. The first two were released in 1976 and the last two in 1972. From left to right:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Golden-collared Macaw</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Primolius auricollis):</span> This small macaw is native to Central America mainly in lowlands. It feeds on seeds, flower buds and fruit. It is one of the few lucky parrot species to be classified as least concern.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plush-crested Jay</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Cyanocorax chrysops): </span>It can be found in Central-southern South America. It is also classified as least concern.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saffron Finch</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Sicalis flaveola): </span>This South American bird eats mostly seeds. It can be found as a pet.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rufous-bellied Thrush </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Turdus rufiventris): </span>It can be found in South America and since 2002 it is Brazil's national bird. It's of least concern and it feeds on arthropods and seeds.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-25495834662019146692010-11-05T21:28:00.005+02:002010-11-06T00:33:07.677+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TNRbfuoGfRI/AAAAAAAACLA/EibxsDIgHQE/s1600/scan0083.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TNRbfuoGfRI/AAAAAAAACLA/EibxsDIgHQE/s320/scan0083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536150442595482898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TNRbAYaU4UI/AAAAAAAACK4/24VmBs8-1q8/s1600/scan0082.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TNRbAYaU4UI/AAAAAAAACK4/24VmBs8-1q8/s320/scan0082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536149904056181058" border="0" /></a>Thank you Terence for yet another great cover. The whole 2010 Kent Ridge Park Heritage Trail set of four was used and canceled with roller datestamp. It was also dissent to Sri Lanka. Unfortunately the postmark applied by Sri Lanka Post is not very clear in the scan.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Straw-headed Bulbul</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Pycnonotus </span>zey<span style="font-style: italic;">lanicus):</span> This vulnerable songbird can be found in Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia and Indonesia. It can be found in low trees and shrubs along the banks of rivers and streams, within forest, plantations, gardens, scrubs, reedbeds and mangroves. It feeds on berries, fruits and small invertebrates.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">White-bellied Sea Eagle</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Haliaeetus leucogaster): </span>I wrote about it in previous post.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-33377365400125990272010-11-05T20:51:00.003+02:002010-11-05T21:28:43.884+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TNRXUcx0WsI/AAAAAAAACKw/Yt5BW5Gv5Ag/s1600/scan0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TNRXUcx0WsI/AAAAAAAACKw/Yt5BW5Gv5Ag/s320/scan0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536145850779327170" border="0" /></a>Thank you Yumi for this great cover from Japan. Two bird stamps were used for postage. The Common Kingfisher one was issued in 2010 while the Red-crown Crane was issued in 1974 as a part of a set on Japanese folk tales.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Red-crown Crane</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Grus japonensis):</span> It is the second rarest crane in the world. It can be found in Siberia and northeastern Mongolia. In the winter it migrates to east Asia. It feeds on aquatic invertebrates, small amphibians, insects and plans which grow in swamps and marshes. It is an endangered species.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114046437753639850.post-5224018387409155142010-10-29T22:18:00.003+03:002010-10-29T22:39:31.451+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TMsfPOvmCXI/AAAAAAAACKU/dRQ_XAaqMp0/s1600/scan0081.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XmJJk_T2xkw/TMsfPOvmCXI/AAAAAAAACKU/dRQ_XAaqMp0/s320/scan0081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533550913671006578" border="0" /></a>My first cover from Uganda with bird stamps issued in 1992.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grey Crowned Crane</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Balearica regulorum): </span>This African bird can be found in dry savvanah. It has two subspecies. It is the national bird of Uganda and it is listed as vulnerable. It feeds on insects, grass seeds and invertebrates.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abyssinian Roller</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Coracias abyssinica):</span> It lives in tropical Africa. Only the northern part of its population migrates southern. It feeds on rodents and large insects.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shining Blue Kingfisher</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Alcedo quadribrachys):</span> This kingfisher can be found in Africa.Nasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038117421310323676noreply@blogger.com0