#Bird stamps
Christmas stamps 2013 from Ireland
On November 7th, 2013, An Post issued stamps for Christmas 2013. Christmas stamps feature a robin, a sprig of holly and a Christmas Nativity scene. A special booklet of 26 Christmas "Nativity" stamps priced €15.00 – that includes one free stamp has also been issued.
Falkland Islands: Colour In Nature – 4 new stamps 2013
The naturalist Charles Darwin who made two short visits to the Falkland Islands in 1833 and 1834, wrote of the lack of colour in the Island's environment, describing it as drab and generally colourless: "…everywhere covered by a peaty soil and wiry grass, of a monotonous brown colour". He was of course making reference to the vast flat landscape of the southern parts of East Falkland where the sob
Clipperton Discovery Stamp from France
Clipperton Discovery Stamp from France The French Post has issued a stamp dedicated to the discovery of the Clipperton Island. Often called the island of passion, Clipperton is located in the Pacific Ocean, over 6,000 km from Tahiti and 1,300 km from the coast of Mexico. It is an isolated atoll of subcircular form of 6 km2 from which approximately 2 km2 of land. It contains a lagoon closed and iso
Nature Conservation: Great Bustard stamp from Slovakia
Nature Conservation: Great Bustard stamp from Slovakia Slovakia has issued a new stamp featuring Great Bustard. Great Bustard (Otis tarda) is Slovakia's heaviest flying bird. It grows up to more than one meter with a wing span of up to 2.5 meters and the heaviest individuals can weigh up to 22 kg. This, originally a steppe bird, inhabits the agricultural landscape at an altitude up to 300 m above
Newly Immigrated Species on Definitive Stamps
The greater cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) was first noticed in Aland approximately eight years ago. The increasing number of fish in Aland waters is the main reason why the cormorants now breed in Aland. The bird's plumage is not water-repellent and it can often be seen with its wings held out to air-dry. The whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) is approximately the same size as the more commo
