Card of the Day - 2022-03-07

The Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot, this attractive feathered friend was first recorded in 1758 by the prolific Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. It is found in many countries of South America, usually in forests, but as these decrease, the birds, who live in very large groups, are forced to move on. 

They are often sold as pets, and can learn to talk, but they must be given lots of freedom and attention and treated as one of the family rather than being left alone in their cage all day. They can live for a century, but forty is more normal in captivity, and this is something else that must be considered.

They were our card of the day because of the Amazon River in South America, after which the birds are named, and which is the largest river in the world if you count by the amount of water that flows from its delta, though this is mainly because it has several mouths. As to whether it is the longest river in the world, there is constant debate and many expeditions by scientific bodies. Suffice to say it is either the Amazon, or the Nile in Egypt. 

This set was issued in three forms, standard sized cards, standard sized transfers, and large sized cards. It is a most attractive set, and the white backgrounds with a hint of tinting, really make the colours of the birds stand out