Posts Tagged ‘nature’

Bird of the year – Hoopoe

Bird of the year - Hoopoe

Belarus post issued a stamp of the Bird of the year – Hoopoe. The public organization “Ahova ptushak Batskaushchyny” (Protection of Homeland Birds) declared the hoopoe as the bird of the year 2013 in Belarus. The Hoopoe is a colourful bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive ‘crown’ of feathers. It is [...]

Bird of the Year – Partridge

Bird of the Year – Partridge

Estonia post issued a stamp of the bird of the year featuring Partridge. The Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) is a small bird of the pheasant family who mainly lives in farmland – in fields as well in pasturelands. It passes the winter in groups, often in the vicinity of human settlements. The winter groups split [...]

Vanuatu Best Friends

Vanuatu Best Friends

Vanuatu Post issued stamps of the Dogs, Vanuatu Best Friends, in conjunction with Sam’s Animal Welfare Association. Founded in 2005 in Port Vila, Sam’s Animal Welfare Association works with the community in Vanuatu to provide animal welfare services and education programs especially in schools, on the humane treatment of all animals in Vanuatu and the [...]

Children’s world pets – Croatia

Children's world pets - Croatia

Croatia post issued a set of stamps of Children’s world pets featuring four breeds of dogs, Bichon Frisé, Yorkshire, German Shepherd Terrier and Golden Retriever. Bichon Frisé It is a cute puppy, very likable and sociable. Extremely adaptable, cheerful and animated, bichon has gained many admirers since it appeared in the beginning of 70-ies of [...]

Top Dogs – Australia

Top Dogs - Australia

Australia is a nation of dog lovers and thus issued a set of stamps featuring popular small dog breeds. Around 12 million Australians, comprising 63 per cent of households own a pet and 38 per cent of these households have at least one dog. The Miniature Schnauzer originated as a farm dog in Germany in [...]

Wild goats and rams – Russia

Wild goats and rams - Russia

Russia post issued new fauna stamps dedicated to wild goats and rams found in the Russian territory. The stamps depict the argali (Ovis ammon), the wild goat (Capra aegagrus), the West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica), and the snow sheep (Ovis nivicola). The largest representative of wild goats is argali, whose length is 120-200 cm, height [...]

The Red Book of the Republic of Belarus

The Red Book of the Republic of Belarus

Belarus post issued a set of two stamps featuring Moonwort and European Roller as a part of the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus. The Belarus Red Book was created to protect rare and vanishing species of plants and animals Moonwort is a fern. It is small with fleshy roots and reproduces by spores [...]

Tufted Puffin

Tufted Puffin

The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), an unmistakable bird named for the striking tufts of long, yellow feathers that grow from the sides of its head during breeding season, by issuing a stamp. Looking a bit like a punk rock haircut, the tufts accent the bold coloring of the bird’s black [...]

Baby Wildlife – Canada

Baby wildlife - Canada

Canada Post issued four stamps “Baby Wildlife” featuring young animals indigenous to Canada. All four animals are native to Canada’s forests and fields. Baby woodchucks Baby woodchucks – also known as groundhogs or whistle-pigs – are born hairless, blind and totally helpless. Prey to foxes, hawks, coyotes, and dogs, they begin life outside the burrow [...]

Endemic Species of Indian Biodiversity Hotspots

Endemic Species of Indian Biodiversity Hotspots

India Post issued a set of four stamps and a miniature sheet on Endemic Species of Indian Biodiversity Hotspots. The Bugun Liocichla (Liocichla bugunorum) is a passerine bird species from the Old World babbler family closely related to the Emei Shan Liocichla. First spotted in 1995, it was described as a new species in 2006 [...]


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