Owl of Vulcan

Thanks to Rob for another great card from Vulcan, Canada, showing

one of my favourites, an owl and the special Spock postmark from Vulcan ^_^

Sent: 13 May 2016   Received: 6 June 2016   Travelled: 24 days

Polish owls

Such a great owl card! It looks like something out of an encyclopedia about owls

Thanks to Paulina for the swap.

Sent: 8 March 2016   Received: 5 April 2016  Travelled: 27 days

Red leaves

Thanks to Sura for this beautiful owl card that flew into my mailbox. thanks for thinking of me when you saw this owl! :)
Sent: 11 March 2016   Received: 22 March 2016
Travelled: 11 days

Northern Saw-whet Owl

The scientific description of one of the sub-species of this owl is attributed to the Rev. John Henry Keen who was a missionary in Canada in 1896. Adults are 17–22 cm (6.7–8.7 in) long with a 42–56.3 cm (16.5–22.2 in) wingspan. They can weigh from 54 to 151 g (1.9 to 5.3 oz) with an average of around 80 g (2.8 oz), making them one of the smallest owls in North America. They are close to the size of an American robin. The northern saw-whet owl has a round, light, white face with brown and cream streaks; they also have a dark beak and yellow eyes. They resemble the short-eared owl, because they also lack ear tufts, but are much smaller. The underparts are pale with dark shaded areas; the upper parts are brown or reddish with white spots. They are quite common, but hard to spot.

Source: Wikiepedia

Photograph by Tim Fitzharris

Thanks to Tom for this beautiful owl card!

Sent: 17 January 2016   Received: 3 February 2016   Travelled: 17 days

Western Screech Owl

Thanks to Tom for this beautiful card of the Western Screech Owl!

Love the cute owl drawing and the colourful stamps. Stamp on the right

shows John McAdam, from the Industrial Revolution issue.

Sent: 19 October   Received: 3 November 2015   Travelled: 15 days

Owl look at you!

Thanks to Lando for this beautiful owl palindrome card!

Sent: 5-10-15   Received: 2-11-15

Travelled: 28 days

Flammulated Owl (Red Phase)

Photography: Tim Fitzharris 1999

Another beautiful owl postcard from Tom affixed with great stamps of the Common Mussel and the Lesser Octopus. Both stamps are from the 2007 Sea Life issue. 

Sent: 26 Sept 2015 Received: 6 Oct Travelled: 10 days

Saw-whet Owl

The northern saw-whet owl has a round, light, white face with brown and cream streaks; they also have a dark beak and yellow eyes. They resemble the short-eared owl, because they also lack ear tufts, but are much smaller. The underparts are pale with dark shaded areas; the upper parts are brown or reddish with white spots. They are quite common, but hard to spot.

The northern saw-whet owl makes a repeated tooting whistle sound. Some say they sound like a saw being sharpened on a whetstone. They usually make these sounds to find a mate, so they can be heard more often April through June when they are looking for mates. Despite being more common in spring, they do vocalize year round.

Source:Wikipedia

Yay! another owlsome postcard for my collection!

Thanks to HelenGb from swap-bot for this card.

Sent: 31 August 2015   Received: 8 Sept 2015   Travelled: 8 days

Great Horned Owl

Excerpt: The Great Horned Owl is the largest "eared" and best known common owl. It hunts

during the day,watching for prey from a low perch. Its diet consists of rabbits,rodents and small

birds. It can measure from 18 to 25 inches in length and has an approximate wingspan of 55 inches.

"Cuando el tecolote canta, el indio muere" 

When the owl sings the Indian dies.

According to my Mexican friend, Lando, who explains that some people are

afraid of owls. In my language the owl is called "Burung Hantu" which translates to

"Ghost Bird". I suppose with the owls binocular vision and the ability to turn their head

270 degrees, they can be rather intimidating birds. Thanks Lando !

Sent: 22 July 2015   Received: 11 August 2015   Travelled: 20 days

Eagle Owl

Excerpt: Eagle Owl in the court of Oxford University Museum of Natural 

History. The Bengali Eagle Owl is one of the largest species of owl.This owl

was also bred in captivity. These powerful predators are capable of killing large

mammals.

Sent: 16 June 2015   Received: 26 June 2015   Travelled: 10 days

Invisible owl

A most beautiful postcard of an owl in wintertime, almost couldn't see

what was on this card. Thank you Estibaliz!

Sent: 16 March 2015   Received: 2 April 2015  Travelled 17 days

Brno Owl

A beautiful owl sent by my friend Alex who was

travelling throught Czech Republic, thank you!

Sent: 10 June 2014   Received: 5 July 2014   Travelled: 25 days

Owl together!

Barn owls found out for being in a barn

haha , such a comical defensive posture of the owls

Thank you Richard for this awesome card!

Sent:11 February 2014,  Received: 20 February 2014, Travelled: 9 days

Snowy owl

Thank you Zasa for this beautiful owl!

Sent: 14 January 2014   Received: 27 January 2014   Travelled: 13 days

who goes there?

 

Barn owl (Tyto Alba)

Preferring built up areas, it will nest in barn lofts,attics,dovecots and church steeples. Its main dies is mice but also hunts rats,bats,sparrows,amphibiansand insects.

Thank you Richard for this surprise in the mailbox!

Sent:6 January 2014   Received: 16 January 2014   Travelled: 10 days

Canadian owl

 

A beautiful owl card with matching stamp from Canada, thank you Julie! (postcrossing)

 

Sent: 18 October 2013    Received: 15 November 2013    Travelled:28 days

German hoot

Thank you Kathi for this little owl!

Sent: 7 April 2013   Received: 18 April 2013   Travelled: 11 days

The burrowing owl

Burrowing owls, unlike most of their brethren, are active

during the day as well as at night. the western speceies

takes over the den,or urrow,dug by other mammals,

such as the prairie dog, in grasslands and agricultural

areas. A characteristic is that of greeting one aoher with

a polite bow,earning them the nickname "the howdy

owls'.

Thank you Bonnie for these owls

Elf Owl

Smallest owl in the world. Lives in abandoned nesting

cavaties made by woodpeckers in Giant Saguaro Cactus.

Than you Bonnie for this cool card!

Sent: 19 March 2013,   Received: 3 April 2013,   Travelled: 15 days

From the Philippines

 

Philippine Owl

Thank you Irah for the fluffy owl! Great deco bear stamp of my name

Wish I had something just as cute!

Sent: 13 March 2013,   Received: 25 March 2013,   Travelled: 12 days