BR. VIRGINS

70c: the colorful West Indian Whistling Duck is featured on this birdlife issue

FR. POLYNESIA

8fr: The Clown Tang or Striped Surgeon-fish (Acanthurus lineatus) is seen on this striking 1983 local fish issue

FALKLANDS

27p: this recent scenery issue shows the barren Seal Rocks off the main islands; the Falklands are well known as seabird and marine mammal breeding sites

ISLE OF MAN

23p: Peel Castle lit up at night is the subject of this 2003 issue

FIJI

18c: the brightly colored Spine-check Anenome-fish is featured on this reef fish series

CHRISTMAS IS.

$1.80: the endemic Christmas Island Frigate Bird is shown on this WWF series; adults and a nestling are seen

COOK IS.

90c: the Red-Spot Rainbow Fish is shown on this reef fish series

BAHAMAS

40c: the Plumeira rubra is shown on a vivid definitive series showing island flora

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

30c: sailing week, issued in 1988

AZORES

32c: the hermit crab is pictured on this recent marine life issue

COMOROS

75fr: this pair shows prehistoric dinosaurs from the Permian and Jurassic periods

CAYMANS

25c: the wedding of Prince William to Lady Kate Middleton is the subject of this issue; the Caymans remain a UK territory and frequently show royalty on their stamp issues

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

30c, 50c: these small-format definitive stamps show island flora: Hibiscus and the Agave

JERSEY

30p: The Loose-flowered Orchid is pictured on this 2003 flora issue

BR. VIRGIN IS.

15c: this lovely stamp shows a Zebra Butterfly alighting on a flower, and is from a recent definitive series

FALKLANDS

27p: this evocative image of two lonely Sooty Shearwaters is from a local seabirds issue

CYPRUS

25c: the Mediterr-anean Horseshoe bat is pictured on this WWF issue

GUERNSEY

26p, 21p: the Garganey and Eurasian Kingfisher feature on two values from this lovely waterbirds set.

BARBADOS

45c: the Oliba or Black willow is seen on this definitive trees series; this island native is very distinctive for its elongated seed pods, pictured in the inset

BERMUDA

45c: the Zigzag scallop is pictured on this value of a shells definitive series

BAHAMAS

10c, $2: the Barleria and Star of Bethlehem feature on a definitive issue showing island flowers

BARBADOS

$1.75: regatta racing is featured on this 2010 issue

BAHRAIN

100: this pair celebrates faconry, an ancient tradition in the Middle East and S. Asia

GRENADA

25c: this colorful issue shows Caribbean flamingoes at the island's national zoo

CAPE VERDE

60: the volcanic cone of Ilha de Fogo is a dramatic and striking subject of this 2007 issue; this volcano last erupted in 1995, leaving a vast crater 9 km long

CHRISTMAS IS.

5c: Marine reef species are shown in these se-tenant designs featuring the pink anenomefish and the blue Ambon spp.

CAYMAN IS.

25c: this recent conservation issue features a dragonfly blending in on a green leaf, and celebrates the Darwin Initiative