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Posted 5 months ago
fishiowa
(37 items)
These are some of the Czech birds with the red dime mark. Wall pockets are aways popular, the first picture shows the most common form, but with some rare varieties. The bird on the pinepapple is the Holy Grail of birds, the one most poeple want. It is not the rarest though.I call this one the blackbird since the lower left is the most common and the first one I found, and looks most like a blackbird. It has since been found in colors. The last picture shows a hawk, the middle one is smaller. Very striking bird, especially the luster one.
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Oooohh - Double loves for the birdies :))
There are well over a hundred different birds, not counting the size and color varieties. if you would like, I could post my wall pocket wall picture from my den.
That would be wonderful. :) I am happy you have joined this site and are sharing with us your beautiful collection. :)))
Thanks so much. I posted the wp picture. Enjoy!
These are wonderful! Thanks for sharing them!!
Thanks everyone for the loves. I wish I had found this site a long time ago. I think this is espoecially useful for new collectors. There is such a wealth of information out there, it's a shame not to know about this site.