BAHRAIN

200: Windsurfing is the theme of this issue celebrating the 2004 Athens Olympic Games

BARBADOS

45c the golden jubilee of the Barbados Museum is celebrated in this 1983 issue

COCOS IS.

$1: this botanical issue shows young coconut palm seedlings

COCOS IS.

45c this issue shows a scene with red frangipani and islanders looking out at a seaside boat in a colorful watercolor format

CHRISTMAS IS.

45c: this lovely 1993 birds issue shows Brown Boobies (Sula spp.) in flight

COCOS IS.

45c this WWF issue shows the Horn-eyed Ghost Crab

COMOROS

100fr: a swallow at its nest is shown on this lovely issue, in honor of J.J. Audubon

COCOS Is.

25c: reef fish are shown on this lovely issue

COCOS Is.

55c this stamp shows a traditional sailing scene, with vessels carrying barrel mail

CUBA

65c this 1996 issue shows the Fort of San Pedro de la Roca, a tourist attraction

DOMINICA

10c, 45c: National symbols are shown on this set, including a map of the island and its flag

FIJI

$1 pair: two species of native herons (white-faced and Pacific reef) are shown on these stamps, seen in their mangrove habitat

FALKLANDS

22p: this Birdlife issue shows the Black-browed Albatross on its nest

FIJI

63c this cultural heritage stamp shows Mago Island scenery, the site of discovery of Lapita pottery fragments

GUYANA

$20 this issue shows a ferry boat in open water, with the national flag at upper right

GREENLAND

K.25: the Orca is featured on this 1996 issue. Greenland has a variety of issues showing marine life inhabiting its vast coastal waters.

JERSEY

32p: a green Cymbidium spp. is the theme of this 1994 flora issue

GUERNSEY

36p: this celebrates Charles Darwin and features the land iguana, an endemic species studied during his expedition to the Galapagos. In his writing, Darwin described it as "an ugly species" due to its strange yellow-green coloring.

ISLE of MAN

30p: the red fuscia,a common garden species, is featured on this stamp from a 1998 flora definitive series

JERSEY

30p: the Northern Fulmar, an sub-Arctic seabird, is seen here on a cliff-side nest

GUYANA

$1.20 overprinted on 60c: Guyana has produced many showy orchid issues in past years; this one shows a yellow Cattleya spp.

KIRIBATI

55c: this issue celebrates a World Scout Jamboree; the town cancel is from the capital Betio, on the island of Tarawa

MALDIVES

Rf 10: this issue celebrates the island nation's security forces 100 years anniv.

NIUE

$2 the Blue-crowned Lorikeet is found only in Niue, Samoa and Tonga, and is vulnerable to predation from introduced animals such as rats.

MALDIVES

Rf 5: this 1993 issue celebrates 25 years of Maldives indepen-dence and shows the national flag

KIRIBATI

75c the profile of Nikumaroro atoll is pictured on this millenium issue

MAYOTTE

3fr: this lovely 1997 issue shows brightly-hued fish and marine life in Mayotte's reefs

KIRIBATI

60c: this starry sky millenium issue is from 2000 and celebrates hope and regional peace

MALDIVES

R2: this lovely Nature Conservation issue shows shearwaters over a sunlit sea

MARSHALL IS.

32c: This seabirds block includes images of Blue-gray noddy, Moustached Tern, Masked Booby and Black-footed Albatross

MARSHALL IS.

37c this 2002 issue shows the Mongolian or Lesser Sand Plover, a migratory plover with a wide range in central and eastern Asia

KIRIBATI

80c this issue shows Squirrelfish, a common reef denizen. Kiribati is highly dependent on fishing for local protein.

MADAGASCAR

500fr, 100fr: these 2003 issues show native flowers; Madagascar exhibits a diverse radiation of endemic species, with up to 80% of its plants unique to the island

MADAGASCAR

65fr: the Alcidis butterfly is a showy Lepidoptera species

MADAGASCAR

900fr: the Madagascar Fan Palm is a typical island species which is now widely cultivated as a decorative tree