Birds

Birds

Tuesday 30 September 2014

Thailand ~ Dutch Bantam

The Dutch Bantam is a breed of chicken originating in the Netherlands. It is also one of the true bantam breeds, meaning it is a naturally small bird with no related large fowl from which it was miniatureized. Dutch Bantams have many color variations, and have grown in popularity as exhibition poultry worldwide.

             

Wednesday 24 September 2014

Thailand ~ Junglefowl

The Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is a tropical member of the Phasianidae family. It is thought to be ancestral to the domestic chicken, with some hybridization with the grey junglefowl. The red junglefowl was first domesticated at least five thousand years ago in Asia, then taken around the world, and the domestic form is kept globally as a very productive food source of both meat and eggs.

Finland ~ Bird Postcard

The Eurasian Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) is a large game bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia in moorland and bog areas near to woodland.


U.S.A ~ Bird Postcard

The Roadrunner "Clown of the Desert. About 22 inches (56 cm) in length, it would rather run than fly. It lives on a menu of insects, lizards, centipedes, mice and snakes.


Russia ~ Bird Postcard

Common Bullfinch or Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. The bird breeds across Europe and temperate Asia. It is mainly resident, but many northern birds migrate further south in the winter. Mixed woodland with some conifers is favoured for breeding, including parkland and gardens.


Monday 22 September 2014

Maldives ~ Bird Stamp

Maldives 1964, 1L The Lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel), 2L The Crab-plover (Dronas ardeola), 3L The White-tailed tropicbird (Phaeton lepturus), 4L The Wedge-tailed shearwater), 5L The Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)





Uni Sovet ~ Waterfowl Stamp

Uni Sovyet 1991, 5k The Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), 15k The Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), 20k The White-Headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)




Uni Sovyet ~ Waterfowl Stamp

Uni Sovyet 1989, 5k The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), 15k The Eurasian Teal (Anas Crecca), 20k The Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)




Saturday 20 September 2014

Estonia ~ Bird Postcard

The Great Tit (Parus major) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central and Northern Asia, and parts of North Africa in any sort of woodland. It is generally resident, and most great tits do not migrate except in extremely harsh winter.
The Great Tit has adapted well to human changes in the environment and is a common and familiar bird in urban parks and garden.


Netherlands ~ Bird Postcard



Friday 19 September 2014

Canada ~ Bird Stamp

Canada 1998 Stamp Issue, Eastern Screech-Owl ~ Gray-Crowned ~ Great Crested Flycatcher ~ Hairy Woodpecker

Canada 1999 Stamp Issue, American Goldfinch ~ Sandhill Crane ~ Red-Winged Blackbird ~ Northern Goshawk

Canada 2000 Stamp Issue, Pacific Loon ~ Blue Jay ~ Osprey ~Canada Warbler

Thank you very much to Danielle from Quebec for sending me these beautiful Canadian bird stamps.

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Canada ~ Bird Cover

Canadian bird cover, posted with special postmarks from Cavendish, Prince Edward Island on May 23, 2014 by my best correspondent friend Danielle

The Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) ~ The Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) ~ The Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) ~ The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)

Finland ~ Bird Postcard



Slovenia ~ Bird Cover

Slovenian bird cover, posted on August 28, 2014 by my correspondent friend Slavica Radej from Novo Mesto, Slovenia

The Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) ~ The Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) ~ The Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) ~ The Common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) ~ The Eurasian crag martin (Hirundo rupestris)

France ~ Bird Postcard



Ukraine ~ Bird Postcard



Malaysia ~ Bird Stamp

The Banded Woodpecker (Picus miniaceus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical and tropical mangrove forests.

The Common Flameback Woodpecker or Common Goldenback (Dinopium javanese) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The Lesser Yellownape Woodpecker (Picus chlorolophus) is a type of woodpecker which is a widespread and often common breeder in tropical and sub-tropical Asia. This is a jungle species which nests in a tree hole, laying two to four white eggs.

Palau ~ Bird Stamp

Palau Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis) ~ Palau Morningbird (Colluricinda tenebrosa) ~ Palau Fantail (Rhipidura lepida) ~ Giant White-eye (Megazosterops palauensis)