I was quite thrilled to find this block of stamps.
birds are a particular favourite of mine
especially waterbirds.
It also helps that the latin names are included on the stamps.
Myophonus insularis - Taiwan Whistling Thrush
Cinclus pallasii - Brown Dipper
Aix galericulata - Mandarin Duck
Nycticorax Nycticorax- Night Heron
Egretta garzetta - Little Egret
Rhyacornis fuliginosa - Plumbeous Water Redstart
Enicurus scouleri - Little Forktail
Motacilla cinerea - Grey Wagtail
Alcedo atthis - Common Kingfisher
Motacilla alba - White Wagtail
this is a set of se-tenant stamps for Sunday Stamps
edited to add a link to the whistling thrush call
A nice block of bird stamps. They are linked together like the mushroom stamps on the postcard I posted.
ReplyDeletethey are beautiful...lovely shade of blue for the background
ReplyDeleteNice collection....the only one I am familiar with is the Kingfisher.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. I love the name "Taiwan Whistling Thrush". I wonder what it sounds like.
ReplyDeleteYes, I too was struck by the Whistling Thrush. I imagine it whistles!
ReplyDeletehere is a description of the thrush's call:
ReplyDeleteThe call is a sharp, loud, high-pitched whistle which has been likened to the sound of screeching bicycle brakes. The slow, unhurried song is a mixture of shrill whistles, scratchy notes, melodious phrases and short trills.
But this is for next week of Sunday Stamps! :P
ReplyDeletenext week (22 Sept) is for national costumes
DeleteRight. Sorry, I meant for 29 Sept. Anyway, this block of stamps is really wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
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