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One of my favorite stamps is the highest value from that first 1959 set. Carmine bee-eater.

Edited By Vera on 30/05/2013 15:43:08

THe 1959 Crane stamp is the first bird stamp issued from Niger. Its a 7v set.

The 2f stamp is the same design , different colours

that was quick Adrian, saved me an explanation for Julia

Another stamp from Niger 1967 series is the 1f Red-billed Hornbill and like the kingfisher stamp you have to look closely to see what the bird is doing. In this case, its at the nest feeding the enclosed mate through a narrow opening..which gets sealed up again at night against predators. Please note the engravers name

The characters of the b irds are captured so well in Congo stamps. If you've ever fed pelicans along the shore, that exactly the look you get , head titled sideways, beak ready in case there's a fish to be had. And guinea fowl...sort of tip-toeing around, ever ready to dash off .

Here's a recent Canadian stamp which I found amusing..must have been a lack of tree trunks around and chosen a hose pipe instead for nesting...looks quite cosy and somewhat protected, as long as there's no fire . Birds are Tree Swallow(Tachycineta bicolor)

Som, the eagle in your Serbia joint issue stamp is the White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)...which is "Polish eagle". Also called Fish Eagle ( although there are many fish eagles)

Adrian, I love the stance on the 1960 Polish golden eagle ..so very proud .

Here's the legendary Mexican eagle with a snake although this 1988 Japanese stamp seems to make a bit of a cartoon out of it.

The recent year packs from Jordan may be affordabale, but the 1964 set of three birds has a SG value of GBP150. One of the stamps is an Ornate Hawk Eagle..if you see one anywhere let me know.

thanks Billy, there are many references that this is the eagle which the Austro-Hungarian rulers based their heraldic eagle on, and maybe the Romans did too. I suspect the Romans were more influenced by the Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle). All the aquila eagles are huge and one can imagine how their characteristics influenced early man to use them for icons.

I found this stamp today of a "Roman eagle" and borrowed it to show you here.

Have to include this one too, Canada 1955 Whooping Cranes. Another elegant design beautifully created.

I like the Canda Goose in 1954 as well as your 1952 version Adrian. The designs were so much better then.

That's a really nice stamp of the Caica Parrot. Ive been working on eagles for a few weeks and I like this 1973 German semi-postal Steinadler because it shows the tawny mantle which fits the description of the Golden eagle. I've been searching everywhere for a "Roman eagle", the Aquila ,which was an important symbol for the Roman Army

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In my town of Ipoh, a popular place for a morning walk is Kledang Hill. Its quite steep in parts and leads to some communication towers which can be reached after a two hour walk. This morning at the start of the walk there was Red-headed krait (Bungarus flaviceps) on the side of the road, amonst the leaf litter...it does feed primarily on specific snakes and I watched it devouring a bright green tree snake which was the same length as itself...nearly 2 meters. Unfortunately I didnt have a camera with me, so I borrowed this pic to show you what a local venemous snake looks like.

an elegant design..maybe to match the garment this fur may be destined for....

1934 Eritrea- Grant's Gazelle. I like this set as it has spears and sheilds in the borders

Can someone help me ID the stamp ? Could be an 1891 pygmy Hippopotamous ?

From the 2002 Stamp Week Malaysian set "The Tame and The Wild" here you have a Leopard cat and a domestic cat. The other pair of stamps for the set are birds..a cockatoo and a Buffy fish Owl.

Does anyone know the postage rate of that era, NZ to UK 1958 ? The cover has 21d applied.

This is a great place to keep up-to-date with the latest in bird stamps, but my own quest takes me backwards as I search for postal history with birds. I recently acquired this 1958 new Zealand cover .

The stamps show Australian Gannets at the Hawkes Bay Gannet Reserve

it sure is wonderful, but I do hope its not a case of sunburn due to global warming

hello Jayemcee, do show us some of your British Commonwealth collection and enjoy the new forum..cheers Vera