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)

Netherlands ~ Bird Postcards

Italy ~ Birds of the Alps

Italian Birds of the Alps, Registered RA 7311 1086 1 IT cover, posted on the date of issue December 4, 2013 with special postmarks by my "Italian Birder" friend Menotti Passarella.

The Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopusmuta) Pernice Bianca, The Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picuscanus) Picchio Cenerino, The Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Gipeto, The Boreal Owl (Aegoliusfunereus) Civetta Capogrosso, The Western Capercaillie (Tetraourogallus) Gallo Cedrone.

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.

Indonesia ~ Threatened Bird Species

                                 Indonesia's Threatened Bird Species, first day cover.

Indonesia ~ Brahminy Kite

                           Indonesia 1997, Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) first day cover

Australia ~ Birds Maximum Card

                                Green Catbird

                                Noisy Scrub-bird

                                Mangrove Golden Whistler

                                Scarlet Honeyeater

China ~ Chinese Copper Pheasant

                                                       Chinese Copper Pheasant

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.

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.

Indonesia ~ Birds of Paradise

Indonesia 1982, Birds of Paradise First Day Cover ~ The Western Parotia (Parotia sefilata ~ The Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoceucus) ~ Red Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra) also known as Cenderawasih Merah, an Indonesian endemic distributed to lowland rainforests of Waigeo to Batanta islands of Raja Ampat, West Papua province.

Australia ~ Owl Cover

Korea ~ South Korean Bird Cover

                                              Nycticorax nycticorax ~ Parus major

Switzerland ~ Bird Cover

                  Tichodroma murafia ~ Milvus milvus ~ Aegolius funereus ~ Fringilla coelebs