Vietnam

Ninh Binh : VIETNAM.:

 These cards that i receive from Vietnam are always lovely coloured cards with great scenes.This particular card showing the boating scene and lovely landscape of Trang An in Tinh Binh ..now a Unesco World Heritage Site.Thank you again Trang for another lovely card that you have sent me
Posted Saigon:28 January 2015 : Arrived Sydney 07 February 2015 : Traveled 10 days. Cam on Trang  Also the lovely stamps that you have attatched..

Australia

THE BILBY.

Melbourne.: AUSTRALIA.

 A nice card of a similar release by Australia Post on Australian Native Animals . First day of release  Maxi cards on the 01 July 2011.released in greenbushes WA 6254. The Bilby would have to be one of the nicest of our Native Animals and is in a very difficult period of time as it is so endangered.. There are many conservation places working hard to get this guy back from the "brink".
 Bilbies are an Australian marsupial that is endangered and to raise money and increase awareness to the conservation efforts 'Bilby" shaped chocolates and various merchandise are sold in many stores throughout Australia as an alternative to Easter bunnies..

Australia

EASTERN GREY KANGAROO.

HELLO !!  YOUNG JOEY.

Melbourne : AUSTRALIA..    EASTERN GREY KANGAROO IN FLIGHT..

This card is the last in the series of six ( 6 )  Australian "Native Animals" cards recently released by Australia Post on 13 January 2015. These are all " first day of release" maxi cards in this series..
 This card (top ) is The Easter Grey Kangaroo one of  many different species of these marsupials to be found in Australia.. The Eastern grey Kangaroo is found in eastern and also some southern parts of Australia., with a population of more than seven million and is also known as "The Great Grey Kangaroo" or the "Forrester Kangaroo" Although a great grey eastern Kangaroo typically masses at 66 kgs in weight (145 lbs) and stands at two meters ( 6.6 ) ft tall the scientific name ( macropus giganteus) giant large foot ...is misleading as The" Red Kangaroo" of the semi-arid inland is much larger weighing as much as 90 kilos.Although the Red Kangaroo is better known, it is the eastern Grey Kangaroo that is most often encountered in Eastern Australia. Like all Kangaroos it is nocturnal and seen mainly in the very early morning or when the sun is setting in the evening..and can be very aggressive around mating time. This is a time if you are driving to be exceptionally careful of Kangaroo "strikes" in you car as these can lead to extremely bad outcomes for both parties involved..not to mention a wrecked motor vehicle.The Easter grey Kangaroos colour is a light- grey or brownish-grey with a light silver or cream sometimes white belly.The highest ever recorded speed was 64 kph ( 40 ) mph.

Australia

Melbourne.: AUSTRALIA.:               THE EASTERN KOALA.

Isn't this just a lovely card!!..Another in the Australian " Native Animal" series just released by Australia Post on 13 January 2015 in Greenbushes WA..6254. These are a "first day release" set of maxi cards.. This card shows a Koala bear with young.. Really they are just a lovely animal but unfortunatly their habitat which is a small, is being destroyed by deforrestation of its habitat ,for developers and housing..motor vehicles and dogs also take a large toll on these animals.
The Koala Bear is a herbivourous, aboreal marsupial  native to Australia and is the only extant representative of its family and its closest living relative is a wombat.The Koala is found in the coastal areas of the mainlands eastern and southern regions including the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria , and South Australia. The Koala is easily recognised  by its stout, tail less body, round, Fluffy ears and large spoon shaped nose. The Koala has a body length of 60 -85 cms (24-33 inches ) and weighs in at about  4 - 15 kgs   (9-33 lbs. ). Their colour can vary from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their southern counterparts. Koalas typically inhabit open Eucalypt woodlands and the leaves of these trees make up most of their diet and because this diet has limited nutritional value the koala can sleep up to 20 hours a day. The large bushfires recently on the east coast have heavily affected Koala populations. They are becoming close to en endangered species..

Thanks to Wikipedia for information.:

Australia.

Cocos Keeling Islands...AUSTRALIA:

 Have just got this card.. A recent release by Australia Post ...looks so good..

Australia

Melbourne.: AUSTRALIA.:                      COMMON WOMBAT.

 Here is another card in this wonderful new series of Australian Native Animals recently released by Australia Post all being first day of release maxi cards..This card is another favourite..The" Common Wombat".. You really have to love these guys . They are fun to watch as they "waddle" along . This is another of our precious wildlife that takes a large toll by traffic and uncaring drivers. Wombats are a very short legged, muscular ,Quadrupedal marsupials, that are native to Australia and are approximately 1 meter in length (40 inches ) with short stubby tails.. all are adaptable in habitat tolerance and are found in forrested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south eastern Australia including Tasmania, as well as an isolated patch of about 300 hectares in the Epping Forrest  National Park in Central Queensland. Wombats dig extensive burrow systems with their strong claws and rodent like front teeth. One distinctive adaption of Wombats is their backward facing pouch This is a distinct advantage so as when it is digging the soil does not go all over its young in the pouch. Although mainly nocturnal wombats will still venture out to feed on cool or overcast days. Wombats colour can vary from sandy colour to brown or from grey to black..They are herbivores that diet consists of grasses ,sedges, herbs , barks , and roots.There are three different types of Wombats that all live in Australia and are protected by law..

Australia

Melbourne :AUSTRALIA::                             ECHIDNA

This is another in the recently released series of Australian Native Animals by Australia Post. A truly lovely series of the very unique marsupials. This card shows The ant eating Echidna., usually a very shy animal but can be seen quite often even around city areas in the local bushland...Usually seen camouflaged in leaf litter. Also known as a "Spiny Anteater" this Echidna is a monotreme and belongs to the family of egg laying mammals. The four extant species togeather with the "Platypus" are the only surviving members of that order and are the only extant mammals that lay eggs.Their diet consists of ants and termites. and their colour is usually black or brown. They live in Australia and New Guinea and are in no way realted to the American Ant eaters.