Australia ~ Birds Maximum Card

                                Green Catbird

                                Noisy Scrub-bird

                                Mangrove Golden Whistler

                                Scarlet Honeyeater

China ~ Definitive Bird Stamps

China 2002 R31-4 Definitive Bird Stamps, (2-1) Chinese Monal Pheasant, (2-2) Taiwan Yuhina.

Thailand ~ Parakeets

Thailand 2001 Parakeet m/s, Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri), Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata) ~ Psittacula cyanurus.

China ~ Definitive Bird Stamps

                 China 2002 R31-1 (3-2) Definitive Bird Stamps, White-tailed Ground Jay

                 China 2002 R31-1 (3-3) Definitive Bird Stamps, Formosan Blue Magpie

                        China 2002 R31-2 (2-2) Definitive Bird Stamps, Tibetan Bunting

                          China 2002 R31-3 (2-1) Definitive Bird Stamps, Yellow-belied Tit

                          China 2002 R31-4 (2-2) Definitive Bird Stamps, Taiwan Yuhina

France ~ Ornithologist

John James Audubon (Jean-Jacques Audubon) 1785 - 1851, was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled The Birds of America (1827 - 1839), is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon identified 25 new species.

North Korea ~ Seasonal Birds

North Korea 1996, Seasonal Birds ~ Eurystomus orientalis ~ Ficedula zanthopygia ~ Cuculus canorus.

Lesotho ~ Birds Stamp

                                                          Birds of Lesotho m/s

Lanner Falcon, Bataleur, Red-headed Finch, Lesser-stripped Swallow, Alpine Swift, Diederik Cuckoo, Malachite Sunbird, Crimson-breasted Shrike, Pin-tailed Whydah, Lilac-breasted Roller, Black Korhaan, Black-collared Barbet, Secretary Bird, Red-billed Quelea, Red Bishop, Ring-necked Dove, Yellow Canary, Orange-throated Longclaw, Blue Waxbill, Golden Bishop.

China ~ Chinese Copper Pheasant

                                                       Chinese Copper Pheasant

Sweden ~ Common Pheasant

                                    The Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Croatia ~ Eleonora's Falcon

Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae), postmarked on July 15, 2011 from Lukac, Republic Hrvatska. This species breeds on islands in the Mediterranean particularly off Greece, but also in the Canary Islands, Ibiza and off Spain, Italy, Croatia, Morocco and Algeria.

China ~ Birds of China

Birds of China 2008, Chinese most beautiful Bird minisheet ~ (6-1) Taiwan Blue Magpie ~ (6-2) Koslow's Bunting ~ (6-3) Yellow-bellied Tragopan ~ (6-4) Black-fronted Laughing Thrush ~ (6-5) Golden Pheasant ~ (6-6) White-tailed Ground Jay.

Brasil ~ Toucan Maximum Card

                                     Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos v.vitelinus)

Singapore ~ Joint Issue Cover

Grey Peacock Pheasant ~ Red Jungle Fowl, Joint Stamp Issue between Singapore and Vietnam, 40th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations. This Joint Issue Cover was posted by my best friend Terence Wong from Singapore to Jakarta, and cancelled with First Day of Issue special postmark on September 12, 2013.

Thailand ~ Owl Cover

The Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Scopoli 1769 ~ The Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei), Burton 1836, this Thailand Owl Cover was posted by my best friend Tom Marshall on July 31, 2013 from Bang Pla Soi to Jakarta.

Romania ~ Birds Stamp

The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), is found in lakes, rivers, deltas and estuaries. Compared to the Great White Pelican, the Dalmatian is not as tied to lowland areas and will nest in suitable wetlands at many elevations.

Singapore ~ Birds Stamp

The Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) breeds on small islands of the coasts of far eastern Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China.It is also a non-breeding passage migrant in Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.

China ~ Bird Maximum Card

The Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon), at one time was widespread in Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan and Russia. It has now disappeared from most of its former range. The last wild Crested Ibis in Japan died in 2013, with the remaining wild population found only in Shaanxi province of China until reintroduction of captive bred birds back into Japan in 2008. They were previously though to be extinct in China too, until 1981 when only seven ibises were seen in Shaanxi, China.
The Brown Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum), it is listed on Appendix I of CITES.
Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese Crane or Manchurian Crane, it is known as a symbol of luck, longevity and fidelity.

Great Britain ~ Birds Stamp

                  British Bird Stamps ~ Kingfisher ~ Dipper ~ Moorhen ~ Yellow Wagtail.

Romania ~ Registered Pigeon Cover

Romanian Pigeon Registered RN 961803116RO Cover, posted on September 9, 2011 from Bucharest to Jakarta.

Austria ~ Bird Maximum Card

Austria 1988 Bird Maximum Card, 25th Anniversary of World Wildlife Fund ~ The European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), it breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, India and Sri Lanka.

Austria ~ Bird Maximum Card

         Austria 1988 Bird Maximum Card, 25th Year Anniversary of World Wildlife Fund.

Taiwan ~ Birds Stamp

Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) it is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest ~ The Varied Tit (Parus varius) ~ Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope) ~ The Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus).

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Pakistan ~ Birds Stamp

Pakistan Bird stamps, Blue Throat (Luscinia svecica) ~ Hoopoe (Upupa epops) ~ Magpie Robin (C.saularis) ~ Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata), postmarked from Islamabad, Pakistan.

Falkland Islands ~ Dolphin Gull

Falkland Islands definitive bird stamps issued in 2003, The Dolphin Gull (Larus scoresbii), postmarked on September 19, 2006 from Stanley, Falkland Islands.

Namibia ~ National Birds of Zambia

Namibia National Birds of Zambia issued in 2004, The African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), postmarked on June 18, 2008 from Bethanie, Namibia.

Poland ~ Peregrine Falcon

Poland Bird and Flora issued in 2001, The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus tunst), postmarked on August 22, 2012 from Gdansk, Poland.

Benin ~ Birds Stamp

Benin 1999, Chloebia gouldiae ~ Sicalis flaveola ~ Quelea quelea ~ Emberiza flaviventris ~ Paroaria coronata ~ Euplectes afer.

China ~ Owls

                                                         China 1995 ~ Owls

Philippines ~ Owls

Giant Scops-owl (Mimizuku gurneyi) ~ Philippine Eagle-owl (Bubo philippensis) ~ Negros Scops-owl (Otus megalotis nigrorum) ~ West Visayan Hawk-owl (Ninox philippensis centralis).