It was tough deciding which birds to post. So I think to make this easier, I created two posts. One was dedicated for birds from the desserts that I got from my boss last month. There were 6 of them so I thought they deserve an entry of their own.
Twenty days ago, I posted Oriental Birds. This time, I'm featuring stamps with birds that are not from my part of the globe.
This is from the series Birds of the Garden from Belarus, released 16 June 2006. The bird is called hawfinch. It's from the same genus Fringilla as the chaffinch from my Friday post. I'm happy to have two finches perched on my blog this week.
From Switzerland, issued on 6 September 2007, Domestic Birds series. This bird with open wings is Tichodroma muraria or wallcreeper. I just love its crimson wings.
These two birds from Belgium were issued 21 January 2008 and 11 November 2011, respectively. The one on the left is the Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes). I must say I have a strong liking with the one on the right, the Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), its erect ear-tufts make it interesting. If I'm a witch, like in Harry Potter, I'll pick this for my owl.
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| RU-717104, Sender: Olga Sent: 28 Dec 2011 from Moscow, Russia Received: 24 Jan 2012, Traveled 8,260 km in 27 days |
Technically, this is a postcard but I am happy to share it for the theme, obviously for the reason that it's a collage of birds on stamps -- and really lovely ones! I really find it nice that for most stamps on the foreground, the birds are featured perched on a fruit-bearing plant or on a flower. On a closer look, these stamps are from 20 August 1981. The birds starting from 1 o'clock:
Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) - chat with black plumage and dark-orange breast
Rufous-backed Bunting (Emberiza jankovskii) - very rare "Little Brown Job" bird
Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) - passerine bird with elongated tail feathers
Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) -
Siberian tit (Poecile cinctus) - also called grey-headed chickadee, another passerine bird
I really had a great time researching about all these birds. I have a penchant for the freedom of flying but afraid of heights myself. At least I get to appreciate this freedom with these birds on stamps.
~maria
I like all the stamps, but the Swiss red is really really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThere are just so many beautiful bird stamps!
ReplyDeleteI like that long-eared owl too.
ReplyDeleteI like the first one, the finch. Nothing that colorful in the USA. Thank you for joining in.
ReplyDeleteThe Swiss one showing the feathers of the bird in flight is my favourite - but I like all the birds :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the postcard! I haven't seen that one before.
ReplyDeletethough i like all, i esp love the spread-out wings of the wallcreeper (i wonder why its called that way..?!)
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