CardCow Vintage Postcards

Thousands Of Egrets Decorate This Mangrove Island

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Thousands Of Egrets Decorate This Mangrove Island
Florida (FL), Linen unused

Description:
Thousands of Egrets decorate this mangrove island in newly opened Ever glades national Park, Florida.

Mockingbird

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Mockingbird
Linen unused

Description:
Mimus Polyglottos. Immortalized in music and literature, the lilting song of the Mockingbird has long been one of the rare delights of nature. The charm and variety of his song is surpassed by few other birds. True to his name, he delights in mimicking other birds and has even been known to mimic musical instruments. The world is his, and he makes himself at home equally in the small backyard or the open meadowland. One lone Mockingbird can lift his voice in song in the soft summer moonlight, and him. The nest is small and loosely made of twigs, usually located in shrubs or low trees.

Reudisdiwalkes

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Reudisdiwalkes
Linen PM 1946 Aug-05

Description:
Hirondelles

Woodcock

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Woodcock
Linen PM 1955 Jan-15

Description:
Philohela minor. The warmly hued little Woodcock has long been a great favorite among our game birds. His range covers estern North America and he is most frequently found in damp coverts or open upland woods. He nest on the ground ? but it takes a keen observer to locate it so well does it merge with the natural Cover. The Woodcock is particularly found of angleworms and his southward flight is largely governed by frosts which make this staple food no longer available. The whistling flight is swift but rarely of a prolonged nature. During the mating season, the male Woodcock emits a repeated nasal ?peent? - spirals up swiftly in short courting flights and descends again to strut proudly around the hen.

Kirtland's Warbler

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Kirtland's Warbler
Linen PM 1954 Feb-06

Description:
From Series 6 Originated by Betty Carnes Executed in Water Color by roger Tory Peterson Approved by American Nature Association

English Sparrow

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
English Sparrow
Linen unused

Description:
The enthusiasm with which this bird, the house sparrow of Europe and Asia, has been spread all over the world, despite many warnings about its habits, is difficult to understand. From 1850 to 1870 it was introduced in many places in the United States, Like the starling, it is a prolific, aggressive bird. Its worst fault is that it usurps for its nest holes, cavities and bird boxes that would otherwise be available to more attractive native birds. However, now they are here, we have no choice but to accept them as an integral part of our avian fauna. Any bird that can increase from a few thousand to millions, and spread over a continent in just a few years, clearly enjoys a wide margin of safety between its rate of reproduction and its rate of mortality. It is folly to think that bounties or any other artificial controls can be more than temporarily effective. The moment a local English sparrow or starling population is reduced below a region's carrying capacity for the species, it rapidly builds up again. In recent years, the decline of the horse has materially reduced the English sparrow carrying capacity of both city and country areas. Scientific name: Passer domesticus. Length: 6? inches. Range: Originally Now the temperate zones of every continent in the world.

Killdeer

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Killdeer
Linen unused

Description:
This plover derives its name from its oftrepeated note of kildee, kildee, dee,dee. It is a widely distributed bird and is generally known even by those who are not students of bird life. It not only frequents the shores of rivers and lakes, but is even more commonly found in pastures and cultivated areas where it usually occurs in small flocks. It may often be seen wheeling gracefully through the air, or again running along sandy beaches or mud-flats, as well as in fields and orchards. Here it picks up a great variety of insects and larvae of which its fare principally consists. Many of these are very injurious to agriculture and the killdeer is therefore one of our most useful birds. The killdeer consumes little time building a nest, but usually lines a shallow cavity on the ground with small pebbles. Four eggs are generally laid. These are creamy white, spotted with chocolate brown. Few examples of bird behavior are more stricking than the efforts of the killdeer to lead intruders away form the nest. On such occasions its piteous cries and fluttering form are very appealing. Scientific name: Chardrius Vociferus. Length: 10? inches. Range: Throughout most of North and South America.

Egret Group

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Egret Group
White Border unused

Description:
This bird has been brought to the verge of extinction through the use of its 'aigrette' plumes for millinery purposes. The bird wears these plumes only during the nesting season

Wild Turkeys In The Mountains Of West Virginia

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Wild Turkeys In The Mountains Of West Virginia
White Border unused

Description:
Egg-shells may be seen in the next beneath the log. The protectively colored young birds are on the ground at the right of the female

Whooping Crane

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Whooping Crane
White Border unused

Description:
This bird is now nearly extinct. It has not been known to nest in the United States since 1894. The few remaining specimens breed in the interior of British Columbia

Atlantic Puffin

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Atlantic Puffin
Chrome unused

Description:
"Atlantic Puffins once nested under boulders on many offshore Maine islands. However, hunting for food and feathers eliminated most colonies by 1900. Now an imaginative program of the National Audubon Society has moved young puffins from Newfoundland to Maine and offers hope that these appealing birds may recolonize former nesting islands."

A Chicken Ranch Flock Of 1200

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
A Chicken Ranch Flock Of 1200
California (CA), Divided Back PM 1908 Aug-31

Storks The Search

Sat, 24 May 2008 17:00:00 +0100

Title:
Storks The Search
Divided Back PM 1906 Jun-24

The Cardinal

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Cardinal
Kentucky (KY), Linen unused

Description:
"The Cardinal" the Kentucky State Bird. Cardinal (Richmondena Cardinalis) Plate Number 159, John James Audubon. The original engraving hand colored. Owned by Audubon Memorial Museum, Audubon State Park, U. S. Highway 41, Henderson, Kentucky.

Ruffed Grouse

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Ruffed Grouse
Chrome unused

Description:
The Ruffed Grouse, or Partridge, in one of his Quiet moments. In flight, the beating of his wings is like a distant roll of thunder.

Bald Eagle

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Bald Eagle
Chrome unused

Description:
National Emblem of the United States of America. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus. The bald eagle, national emblem of the United States, is found in all states except Hawaii. Due to its outstanding ability as a skilled flyer and as a fighter, plus its strength, fierceness, and appearance, have long caused the eagle to be held in high esteem. It is a symbol of freedom, nobility, power, prestige, and conquest. It is found near water where it feeds on fish. Bald eagles can see their food from great heights. The nest may be 5 by 5 feet, and in the highest tree in the vicinity.

Pelicans

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Pelicans
Real Photo unused

Always On The Lookout For New Business

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Always On The Lookout For New Business
Linen PM 1939 Aug-02

Delma's Dance Hall

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Delma's Dance Hall
Linen unused

Description:
This performing animal demonstrates a brand new method of animal training. The animal has been trained by animal psychologist Keller Breland, at Hot Springs, Arkansas. Breland's animals learn by the reward system. No punishment is used. Once trained, they never forget and will happily perform for anyone. These educated animals are nationally famous. They have been featured on television and in Life. Popular Mechanics, Reader's Digest and other National Magazines.

Greetings From California Seagull

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Greetings From California Seagull
California (CA), Divided Back unused

Description:
A gay old sport is he Seagull This particular ones a Hegull He goes on long flights for days and for nights It's kind of hard on his wife the Shegull

Migrating Canada Geese On Horicon Marsh

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Migrating Canada Geese On Horicon Marsh
Chrome unused

Description:
Migrating Canada geese on Horicon Marsh. U. S. A. These are the big birds that wing fame to the great Wisconsin Marsh in Dodge County, via Edgar G. Mueller photos, Mayville (like this one) seen around the world. 100,000 geese may be present and seen on highway 49, 4 miles east of Waupun, "The Wild Goose Center of Wisconsin."

Amazon Tiger Bettern, New York Zoological Park

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Amazon Tiger Bettern, New York Zoological Park
Divided Back unused

Spectacled Owl, New York Zoological Park

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Spectacled Owl, New York Zoological Park
Divided Back unused

Hatch me out a House and Lot

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Hatch me out a House and Lot
Divided Back unused

Description:
If you will hatch me out- A house and lot - to the minister we'll go

My Little Friends

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
My Little Friends
Divided Back unused

Description:
Two farmyard playmates that I love Have flown to me from loft above

Owls

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Owls
Divided Back unused

Description:
A gay young owl sat in a tree, was he asleep? Oh no, not he! His neck at times he nearly broke To catch whate'er was done or spoke. Thus day by day he wiser grew, The more he saw, the more he knew; The more he knew, the less he talked, His wisdom in his heart he locked. As silence grew he grew more wise, Looked more the sage, with rounder eyes, Till of his wisdom all have heard: Let's imitate that famous bird.

The Drumming Duck

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Drumming Duck
Chrome unused

Description:
This performing animal demonstrates a brand new method of animal training. The animal has been trained by animal psychologist Keller Breland, at Hot Springs, Arkansas. Breland's animals learn by the reward system. No punishment is used. Once trained, they never forget and will happily perform for anyone. These educated animals are nationally famous. They have been featured on television and in Life, Popular Mechanics, Reader's Digest and other national magazines.

Whooping Crane

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Whooping Crane
Chrome unused

Description:
Whooping Cranes are protected by law at all times. Only a small number are left. You can help save these magnificent birds from extinction by asking your friends not to shoot at any large white bird. Stands over 4 feet tail. Has wingspread of 7 feet. Flies with neck and legs out straight. Is white with black wing-tips. Report any you see to your conservation officer

C82 "Maybe I am traveling too fast!"

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
C82 "Maybe I am traveling too fast!"
Linen unused

To My Love

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
To My Love
Divided Back PM 1910 Feb-14

Game Hens

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Game Hens
Divided Back unused

Get Wise - Owls

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Get Wise - Owls
Divided Back PM Aug-00

Grammar School Owl

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Grammar School Owl
Divided Back

Chinese Pheasant

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Chinese Pheasant
Divided Back unused

Description:
Oregon's Famous Game Bird

Cawston's Ostrich Farm

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Cawston's Ostrich Farm
California (CA), Divided Back PM 1908 Sep-26

Early Visitors

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:36:50 +0100

Title:
Early Visitors
Post Card (Undivided Back) PM 1907 Mar-30

Playing At See-Saw

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:36:50 +0100

Title:
Playing At See-Saw
Post Card (Undivided Back) PM 1907 Mar-03

A Snug Retreat

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:36:50 +0100

Title:
A Snug Retreat
Post Card (Undivided Back) PM 1907 Mar-30

Ducky I'M Sending You A Letter

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:34:00 +0100

Title:
Ducky I'M Sending You A Letter
Divided Back PM 1914

Owl

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:37:00 +0100

Title:
Owl
Divided Back unused

A Pelican

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:31:00 +0100

Title:
A Pelican
Divided Back unused

The Goose Parade

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:51:00 +0100

Title:
The Goose Parade
Divided Back

Should Easter Sunshine Bless The Day

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:27:00 +0100

Title:
Should Easter Sunshine Bless The Day
Divided Back PM 1919

Description:
Should Easter Sunshine bless the day I hope the beams will slant your way Should Easter showers be or Luck I hope yo'll shed them like a duck

A Dainty Morsel

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:51:00 +0100

Title:
A Dainty Morsel
Divided Back PM 1905

I'd Go To The End Of The World With You Ducks

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:33:00 +0100

Title:
I'd Go To The End Of The World With You Ducks
Divided Back PM 1911

Sand Hill Crane In Sarasota Jungle Gardens

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:49:22 +0100

Title:
Sand Hill Crane In Sarasota Jungle Gardens
Sarasota Florida (FL), Linen unused

Description:
UNLIKE THE HERONS WHICH THEY RESEMBLE IN FROM, SAND-HILL CRANES ARE LANDLUBBERS. THEIR FOOD CONSISTS OF ROOTS, BULBS AND GRAINS IN CLUDING CORN OF WHICH THEY ARE ESPECIALLY FOND, AS WELL AS INSECTS, SMALL REPTILES AND RODENTS. THIS SPECIES IS NEARLY FACING EXTINCTION.

Flock Of Colorful Flamingos Busch Gardens

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:13:00 +0100

Title:
Flock Of Colorful Flamingos Busch Gardens
Chrome PM 1961

Description:
Flock of colorful flamingos beside the beautiful lagoon at Busch Gardens, Anheuser-Busch, Inc's free scenic attraction at Florida home of Budweiser in Tampa.

Barn Owl Tyto Alba

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 16:57:23 +0100

Title:
Barn Owl Tyto Alba
Chrome unused

Description:
THE BARN OWL GETS ITS NAME FROM OCCASIONALLY NESTING IN SUCH PLACES, BUT IT ALSONESTS IN HOLLOW TREES, GRAIN ELEVATORS, ABANDONED BADGER BURROWS, AND OTHER PLACES. THIS IS ONE OF OUR BEST MOUSERS. A PAIR OF OWLS WITH 7 YOUNG, MIGHT CATCH 3990 MICE IN 57 DAYS, TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR YOUNG. HELP CONSERVE OUR BIRDS.

Feast Of The Gulls

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 16:56:49 +0100

Title:
Feast Of The Gulls
Chrome PM 1969

Martha'S Vineyard Island

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 16:56:49 +0100

Title:
Martha'S Vineyard Island
Chrome unused

Description:
GREETING