Welcome to my collection. My topic is birds and I collect mostly covers but I will show you a variety of philatelic material that is part my collection.

Showing posts with label Austria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Austria. Show all posts

Monday, 27 October 2025



Thank you Michi for this great card and clearly cancelled stamp!

The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) is migratory species of dabbling duck found in temperate Europe and Asia. It migrates to the Mediterranean, the Nile Valley, south Asia, Japan and Taiwan. During the breeding season, it feeds on aquatic invertebrates, insects, worms and molluscs while in the winter it eats mostly seeds.

The stamp was issued in 2025.
 

Saturday, 18 October 2025


Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) has been shown before but I wanted to show this great cover (thank you Peter!) with this beautiful 2008 stamp.

Sunday, 20 June 2010

Thank you Edna for this great cover which is my third from Austria. The stamps from left to right were released in 2007, 2010 and 2008. For Golden Eagle you can have a look in my algerian stamps and for Common Kingfisher in a cover from Hong Kong.
European Roller (Coracias garrulus): It lives in Europe, Middle East, central Asia and northern Africa. In winter it migrates to southern Africa. It has two subspecies. This threatened species feeds on frogs, small reptiles, large insects and rodents.

Sunday, 30 May 2010

To finish with the Barn Owl I am presenting you another cover from Austria, thank you Florian. The stamp was issued in 2009.

This stamp was issued on the 28th of August 2009 in self adhesive form and it was available for purchase in a set of 10 stamps: 5 of the bee and 5 of the bird.

Thank you Hammer for this beautiful cover from Austria. The White-tailed Eagle stamp was issued in 2007.

The European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) stamp was issued in 2009. This species live in southern Europe and in parts of western Asia and north Africa. It migrates to India, Sri Lanka and tropical Africa. Sexes are alike. It feeds with insects, mostly bees, which catches in the air. their nests are in the form of tunnels near sandy river banks. This birds live in colonies.