Birds Perched, Birds Flying, Birds Aground

just looked at all these nice bird stamps...

I have this one from Russia - 1979 an owl

It's possibly the "Basel Dove", issued in July 1845. It was the worlds first tri-color stamp and featured an embossed white dove carrying a letter in its beak. In use until 1854, 41000 stamps had been issued and as you might expect there are many forgeries.



from the web

Malak, this bird is the same one as on your previous posting. The name of the bird is on the stamp.

Posting number 50....one of my favorite birds.. jewels of the forest floor, received on cover today...
Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha), breeds in north-east Asia, a spends the winters mainly on the island of Borneo, eats worms, spiders, insects, slugs, and snails.
Note the veiled stinkhorn fungus which will be attracting flies for the birds.

A gyrfalcon. My favorite bird stamp.



Regards, Robert

That is a nice one, Trainwreck!

Owls from Taiwan, 2011:

Otus sunia Oriental Scops Owl




Asio otus Long-eared Owl




Strix aluco Tawny Owl




Glaucidium brodiei Collared Owlet

Some overprinted birds (well, it's actually the stamp that's overprinted, but you know what I mean) and unoverprinted, all from places starting with B.

Scifi,

scanning with this black background really brings out the stamp!

Great....

The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) is the largest and most powerful raptor found in the Americas, and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world. Rare throughout its range, the Harpy Eagle is found from Mexico, through Central America and into South America to Argentina. Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Harpy Eagle, combined engraved (vignette) and photogravure (frame and lettering), and issued by Brazil on May 28, 1968 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the National Museum, Scott No. 1084. Note the misspelling of the bird's Latin species name ("harpya") on the stamp.

- nethryk

Here are images of the three stamps in a colorful Faroes birds set designed by Danish artist Holger Philipsen (1912-1993), combined engraved by T. Beyer and lithogravure, printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., London, and issued by Faroe Islands on April 13, 1978, Scott Nos. 36-38, Facit Nos. 38-40.

- nethryk

Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus bassanus)


Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica grabae)


Common Guillemots (Uria aalge spiloptera)

I like the Puffin head sticking out of the grass!