Anthropoides virgo or known as The Demoiselle Crane is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Birds from western Eurasia will spend the winter in Africa whilst the birds from Asia, Mongolia and China will spend the winter in the Indian subcontinent.
Larus ichthyaetus pallas, known as the Pallas Gull or great black-headed gull is a large gull. This species breeds in colonies in marshes and islands from southern Russia to Mongolia.It is migratory, wintering in the eastern Mediterranean, Arabia and India. This gull nests on the ground, laying between two and four eggs.
This Kazakhstan 2002 Bird issue was sent by my best friend Danielle from Quebec, Canada.
