Around 90% of the earth's population lives in the northern hemisphere which also contains most of the world's land.
A bird we see in our garden regularly is the
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| Wren |
This is one of three birds on my stamps this week.
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| Bulgaria - 12 Oct 1987 |
Another bird, on the endangered list, also on a Bulgarian stamp issued at the same time is one I have not seen for years.
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| Yellow Hammer |
Issued slightly later, also by Bulgaria is one I rarely see.
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| Hooded crow - 6 June 1988 |
The hooded crow is sometimes known as the Scotch or the Danish crow. I have a photo of one of these taken, appropriately, in Denmark some years ago.
