Birds Perched, Birds Flying, Birds Aground

Soooo many mouths to feed

My eagle eye just caught site of this one.

Hoping I'm not duplicating

Cinderella Independent State of Aromoana (New Zealand) 1981

Block of Bittern 40c

GERMANY (DDR) -1980- DEFINITIVES - from a set of 15:
This stamp printed in DDR, shows Alfred-Brehm-Haus, Pelican, Berlin Zoo,

Strip of 3 MUH

Australian 2005 Parrot Series of 5 stamps - here on Maxicards

This is from a set of 5 stamps - 2003 Czechoslovakia

One of my boyhood favorites: Black Crowned Cranes (Balearica pavonina), designed by H. Subert, engraved by Georges Bétemps, and issued by Niger on July 25, 1960, Scott No. 92, SG No. 101.

- nethryk

I like...

Nells - Glad you liked that Niger stamp, too. It has a great design, splendid engraving, and particularly vivid yet complementary colors.

Here are images of the five new birds of prey stamps, designed by Swiss-born American illustrator Robert Giusti (1937- ), printed by photogravure, and issued by the USA on January 20, 2012, no Scott numbers yet assigned.

- nethryk

Pane of 20 stamps


Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)


Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)


Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)


Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)


Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus)

Picked up a few of those last week. One of the nicer designs in the last few years!

Nells250 - Agreed. Among the five, I like the Northern Goshawk stamp the best.

Here is an image of another Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), an airmail stamp designed by Austrian painter and illustrator Hans Strohofer (1885-1961), engraved by Herbert Toni Schimek, and issued by Austria on January 7, 1952, Scott No. C60, SG No. A60.

- nethryk

Here is an image of an engraved airmail stamp depicting the Dove of Peace over the Vatican, designed by Italian painter and stamp designer Corrado Mezzana (1890-1952), and issued by Vatican City on June 22, 1938, Scott No. C2, SG No. 56.

- nethryk

NZ 40c Kiwi panel (very hard to find this panel)

The Kiwi never leaves the ground

Penguins!

Germany 2010


Heligoland Bird Observatory
The Heligoland Bird Observatory (Vogelwarte Helgoland in German), one of the world's first ornithological observatories, is operated by the Ornithologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Helgoland e.V., a non-profit organization which was founded in 1991 to support research on the fauna of Heligoland, a small German archipelago, comprising the islands of Heligoland and Düne, in the Heligoland Bight of the North Sea. The principal research focus is on bird migration through banding studies. Over 400 species have been recorded. OAG Helgoland produces an annual bird report.