Postcards Around the World: penguin

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2013-12-25

Christmas Postcards (II)

Sent by "profmat" (Portugal).

Selfmade by "martinha" (Portugal)

"Merry christmas and a happy new year", sent by "azzurri". (Switzerland)

Merry Christmas, sent by "dollart". (Finland)

"Merry Christmas", sent by "sofa". (Germany)

2013-12-02

Chinstrap Penguin, Saunders Island - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

New, bought from the Sebatião Salgado Genesis exhibition at National History Museum, London

Information on the back side of the card: " Saunders Island is inhabited by penguins of several different species, notably the chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarctica), which number over 150 000 couples." South Sandwich Islands, 2009.

2013-11-12

4th International Postcrossing Meeting in Bielefelf - Germany

This is the 4th year in a row that this International Postcrossing in Bielefeld is arranged. Around 50 happy postcrossers having a great gathering from 24 to 27 of October! From there came these postcards:

Sent by "Sofa".

2013-08-25

Penguins - Germany

Advertise card promoting the travel options of Askja.

2013-07-25

Postcrossing Meeting in Aveiro - Portugal (July 2013)

This month, Postcrossing celebrated its 8th anniversary! To celebrate with gathered in Aveiro for a great a big meeting! From there I sent two cards.

Emperor penguins, card offered by "geminiscp"

Aveiro's Train Station

2013-07-23

Emperor Penguins - Portugal

Sent by Catarina

The Emperor Penguins are my favourite penguins! So this card was a great surprise!

"The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 122 cm (48 in) in height and weighing anywhere from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb). The dorsal side and head are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat." In: Wikipedia

2013-03-17

Penguins - Russia

Sent from Portugal by "martinha"

Beautiful couple!

2012-12-30

Postcrossing Meeting in Angra do Heroísmo, Açores - Portugal

Last October, "martinha" visited the Terceira Island in Açores (Azores). There she have met Lurdes. From both I received these beautiful postcards:

Marina of Angra do Heroísmo, UNESCO, sent by "martinha"

Puffin, sent by Lurdes

Rochopper penguin, sent by Lurdes

2012-12-25

Christmas postcards 2012 (II)

"Santa is coming", sent by my dentist

"Weihnacht am Südpol" (Christmas at the South Pole), sent by anjaaustel

"Christmas blessings", sent by 9teen87

"Season's Greetings", sent by Shinta

2012-11-28

DE-1563996 - Penguins

DE-1563996 sent by "arasim"

German: "Ich tröster! Bin euer" Jesaja 51,12

English (via Google Translate): "I confort! I'm yours" Isaiah 51,12

2012-11-03

NL-1049389 - Penguins

NL-1049389 sent by "laurajoh"

A work by Gerhard Glück.

2012-10-14

DE-1499539 - Humboldt Penguin

DE-1499539 sent by "elfie-luna"

"The Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) (also termed Peruvian Penguin, or Patranca) is a South American penguin, that breeds in coastal Peru and Chile. Its nearest relatives are the African Penguin, the Magellanic Penguin and the Galápagos Penguin. The penguin is named after the cold water current it swims in, which is itself named after Alexander von Humboldt, an explorer.

Humboldt Penguins are medium-sized penguins, growing to 56–70 cm (22–28 in) long and a weight of 3.6-5.9 kg (8-13 lbs). They have a black head with a white border that runs from behind the eye, around the black ear-coverts and chin, and joins at the throat. They have blackish-grey upperparts and whitish underparts, with a black breast-band that extends down the flanks to the thigh. They have a fleshy-pink base to the bill. Juveniles have dark heads and no breast-band. They have spines on their tongue which they use to hold their prey." In: Wikipedia