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Saturday, 21 December 2013

Christmas Island ~ Abbott's Booby

Abbott's Booby (Papasula abbotti), is an endangered seabird of the sulid family, which includes gannets and boobies. It is the largest bird of the family, and is placed within its own monotypic genus. It was first identified from a specimen collected by William Louis Abbott, who discovered it on Assumption island in 1892.


Romania ~ Dalmatian Pelican

The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus Crispus), is a massive member of the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe to India and China in swamps and shallow lakes. The nest is a crude heap of vegetation. This huge bird is the largest of the pelicans and one of the largest living bird species.


St Helena ~ Wirebird

The Saint Helena Plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae), locally known as Wirebird due to its thin legs, is a small wader endemic to the island of Saint Helena. The bird was first mentioned in 1638, and is the national bird of Saint Helena, featured on the island's coat of arm and flag.


Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Germany (DDR) ~ Protected Bird

                                Winter Feeding for Protected Eagles maximum card.

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Australia ~ Birds Maximum Card

                                Green Catbird


                                Noisy Scrub-bird


                                Mangrove Golden Whistler


                                Scarlet Honeyeater

Saturday, 23 November 2013

China ~ Chinese Copper Pheasant

                                                       Chinese Copper Pheasant


Sweden ~ Common Pheasant

                                    The Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)



Friday, 22 November 2013

Brasil ~ Toucan Maximum Card

                                     Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos v.vitelinus)



Tuesday, 19 November 2013

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.

Saturday, 16 November 2013

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.