pipperlapapp

Hallo, hello och hej,

We're a couple. Antje (29) does an apprenticeship at the library of the German Environment Agency and I (30) study nature conservation and landscaping.

We love to travel, hiking and birdwatching so in 2014 we travelled around the baltic sea. Seeing a lot of things and getting in touch with different cultures, we really enjoyed this time.

Together we are collecting postcards with foxes in any stylistic type.

Furthermore I (Philipp) like especially postcards with birds and wildflowers (photos and scientific drawings) the best when it's typical for your country. I laso like armadillos, pangolins, anteaters, sloths and bears.

Antje likes all kinds of plants (tomatoes, trees, mosses, ferns, lichens, flowers), bumblebees, turtles and libraries or books especially childrens books illustrations.

Don't worry you can also send any card nearby. Please enjoy postcrossing and chillax, when you don't have a suitable card it's fine. We are happy about every card in our mailbox.

And we also have some questions!
Is there a national bird or a national flower in your country/state?
And Antje wants to know about your favourite book.
That would be awesome!

I already know:

Birds
Austria: barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Belarus: white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Brazil:
State of São Paulo: golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
China: red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
Czech Republic: eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
Finland: whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
France: gallic rooster (Gallus gallus)
Germany: golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Great Britain: european robin (Erithacus rubecula)
India: indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Indonesia: javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi)
Japan: green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
Latvia: white wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Malaysia: rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)
Netherland: black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
Palau: palau fruit dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis)
Russia: whistling swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Spain: spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti)
Taiwan: taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
Turkey: redwing (Turdus iliacus)
USA: bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Florida: northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Kansas: western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Minnesota: common loon (Gavia immer)
Missouri: eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
South Dakota: common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Texas: northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Utah: california gull (Larus californicus)

Flowers
Germany: cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Taiwan: ume (Prunus mume)
USA:
Minnesota: pink and white lady's slipper (Cypripedium reginae)
South Dakota: american pasque (Pulsatilla hirsutissima)
Texas: bluebonnet (Lupinus spec.)
Utah: sego lily (Calochortus nuttalli)

Antje&Philipp