Jersey Postcards

Dr John BELLANY
Amaryllis
Oil on canvas (48 x 36 inches)

Jersey Postcard
Post Marke ; 19.01.2008 - Jersey
Stamps ;

13.09.2007 Aviation History IX
Sukhoi SU-27 'Flanker'
Face Value ; 51p

The Sukhoi Su-27 (Су-27 in the Cyrillic alphabet) (NATO reporting name 2Falker') is a jet fingher plane originally manufactured by the Soviet Union and designed by the Sukhoi Desing Bureau. It was intended as a direct competitor for the new generation of American fighters (which emerged as the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Hornet) , with long range, heavy armament, and very high agility. The Su-27 most often flies air superiority missions, but is able to perform almost all combat operations. Its closest American counterpart is the F-15 Eagle.

1997 Sea Birds
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus Serrator)
Face Value ; 1p
Michel Catalog Number ; 765

The Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) is a diving duck.Its breeding habitat is freshwater lakes and rivers across northern North America, Greenland, Europa and Asia. It nests in sheltered locations on the ground near water. It is migratory and many northern breeders winter in coastal waters further south.The adult Red-breasted Merganser is 52-58 cm long with a 67-82 cm wingspan. It has a spiky crest and long thin red bill with serrated edges.Adult males have a dark head with a green sheen, a white neck with a rusty breast, a black back and white underparts. Adult females have a rusty head and a greyish body. Juveniles are like the female, but lack the white collar and have a smaller white wing patch.The call of the female is a rasping prrak prrak, and the male gives a feeble hiccup-and-sneeze display call.Red-breasted Mergansers dive and swim underwater. They mainly eat small fish, but also aquatic insect, crustaceans and frogs.