Taiwan ~ Owl Cover

Mountain Scops Owl (Otus spilocephalus), is sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl. It is locally common in its main habitat which covers some parts of Asia, including Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, and Thailand. It has a short high-pitched call similar to the sound a radar makes.

Eastern Grass Owl (Tyto longimembris), or Australian Grass Owl is a species of owl in the Tytonidae family. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Taiwan ~ Tawny Fish Owl

Tawny Fish Owl (Ketupa flavipes), this typical owl is found in subtropical to temperate forests in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan and Vietnam. It eats fish, crabs, shrimps, frogs, toads, lizards, snakes and small mammals such as moles, and particularly rodents like mice, voles and rats. It also prey on birds like Mandarin duck in Taiwan. The owl occupies a river stretch of 5.5 - 7.7 km in length.

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.

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.

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.

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