Taiwan ~ Penguin Cover

Penguins (family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in Antartica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have evolved into flippers. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.
This Taiwan penguin cover was posted on April 14, 2014 by my best friend George Wu from Taipei, Republic of China.

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.

Taiwan ~ Birds Stamp

Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus), Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica), Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus).

Taiwan ~ Birds Stamp

Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) it is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest ~ The Varied Tit (Parus varius) ~ Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope) ~ The Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus).

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Taiwan ~ Birds Stamp

The Bronzed Drongo ( Dicrucus aeneus ) ~ The Long-tailed Shrike ( Lanius schach ) ~ The Grey Treepie ( Dendrocitta formosae ) ~ The Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis )

Taiwan ~ Penguins

                                                   Aptenodytes patagonicus