Issued in 2019, the first stamp depicts a falconry scene. More specifically a Eurasian goshawk (Astur gentilis) hunts a ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). The Eurasia goshawk is widespead in Europe and Asia. Birds from northern regions are migratory. It has seven subspecies. It feeds on both birds and mammals.
The ring-necked pheasant has been presented in the past.
The second stamp, issued in 2005, shows a tawny owl (Strix aluco) which has also been shown before.

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