Tag: Birds

We’re at the Vancouver Bird Expo! “Birds on World Currency”

We accepted the kind invitation of a club table in the Vancouver Nature & Bird Expo this week. It was  in the West Wing of Vancouver Convention Centre. https://www.iocongress2018.com/nature-bird-expo Julian  > “It’s a big conference with the International Ornithological Congress in Vancouver this year. 3,000 or so scientists. All bird enthusiasts. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are public days. There’s a lot to enjoy here. Everything about birds! There are Bird mimes, bird sounds, bird theatre, live  birds ( a falcon, a big,tame barn owl), bird projects, bird conservation, bird camera lens, bird tracking systems, lots of bird art, beautiful bird music .. much…

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Vancouver Bird Expo starts Thursday August 23rd

We’re delighted to be supporting the Vancouver Bird Festival as part of the International Ornithological Congress. There’s a public Bird Expo with bird theatre, bird art, dance and more. Come and see our North Shore Numismatic display “Birds on World Currency” Noon to 6pm Thursday 23rd August Noon to 6pm Friday 24th. Early start 10am to 6pm on Saturday 25th August (Children’s Day) in the West Wing of Vancouver Convention Center Tickets and directions: http://www.iocongress2018.com/nature-bird-expo

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Vancouver International Bird Festival is happening!

Vancouver Bird Festival 2018

Vancouver North Shore Numismatic Society are delighted to support Vancouver International Bird Festival this summer!  See http://www.vanbirdfest.com/ Vancouver International Bird Festival will be the biggest bird festival ever held in Canada! We’ll have a club display stand at the festival alongside Vancouver Ancient Coin Club on Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th and Saturday 25th August 2018.  We’ll keep you posted as we learn more! It’s called “Birds On Currency” The full conference runs AUGUST 19-26, 2018 Vancouver Convention Centre, West Wing home to TED talks. Dates: Eight days (19-26 August 2018) in conjunction with 27th International Ornithological Congress at the Vancouver…

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British Owls from the Royal Mail

Owl stamps from Royal Mail

Canadian Stamp News have an article about #Owls this week. The Royal Mail have released an interesting set of 10 stamps with British Owls. See here. “From the mostly nocturnal barn owl to the short-eared owl that hunts in the daylight, the stamps depict five species of owls that breed in the U.K. Issued on May 11, the stamps feature adult and juvenile images of the barn owl (Tyto alba); little owl (Athene noctua); tawny owl (Strix aluco); short-eared owl (Asio flammeus); and long-eared owl (Asio otus).” Read more in the Canada Stamp News article here    

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Winter Is Coming

Canada Twenty Dollars

 1 oz. Fine Silver Coin – Weather Phenomenon: Winter Freeze – Mintage: 8,000 (2015) Specifications No.148300 Mintage8000 Composition99.99% pure silver Finishproof Weight (g) 31.39 Diameter (mm) 38 Edgeserrated Certificateserialized Face value20 dollars ArtistTony Bianco and Arnold Nogy (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse) Image and text thank you Royal Canadian Mint See more about this coin at Mint.ca

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