12 days of Christmas

Mothman

We have a fun task for us all to get us in the mood , in case the snow hasn't already.
To come up with a Nature and Bird Watching pictorial version of 12 days of Christmas.
Brief guidelines
Irish based nature,
Your own photos or your Artwork.
Keep the original lyrics in mind, though artistic license will have to prevail for some!

Reply to this thread with contributions, one day of Christmas per post. If it is not obvious which day the contribution is for then spell it out.
Littlebug and myself will pick the final 12. The amount of thanks will have a bearing on our picks, so if you approve, give your thanks.

We will add or edit guidelines if we see fit.

Once we get contributions for 12 days we may gather the 12 together and edit when better ones come along to have final choice in or around Christmas

MM & LB

Mothman

To get the show rolling
No artistic license needed for this one

Feargal as Luimneach

trebor28

Two Collared doves!




*you can tell its authentic cause the quality is so bad!

wgsten

Three French Hens

wgsten

littlebug

----FIVE GOLDEN ploveRINGS--



Yes I've cropped out the rest of them (cheat:o).

Trizo

9 Ladies Dancing...

Rainbowsend

my true love gave to me, a Greenfinch in a Cherry Tree!

Mothman

Durnish

what number are you short of, so far? I am reviewing a whole lot of pics today, home sick, really.

littlebug

Durnish wrote: »

what number are you short of, so far? I am reviewing a whole lot of pics today, home sick, really.

Six geese a laying (I think...does Feargals one frog cover this one?)
Eight maids a milking
ten lords a leaping
Eleven pipers piping
Twelve drummers drumming

Good luck!

Durnish

twelve drummers? Some photoshopped woodpeckers?

littlebug

littlebug wrote: »

Six geese a laying (I think...does Feargals one frog cover this one?)
Eight maids a milking
ten lords a leaping
Eleven pipers piping
Twelve drummers drumming

I think I went through every single photograph I have last night and found nothing that fits :eek:

Time to get creative!

Trizo

i did the same as you littlebug , problem with wildlife photos is that most subjects are isolated on purpose. i could crop out a few riders from a horse race for ten lords a leaping would that count?

davetherave

Six geese starlings a laying.... about in the water

Mothman

6 Starlings swimming fits in well!


Maybe someone could finish 12 Moths...
anything begin with M

Photo taken today.

littlebug

Mothman wrote: »

Maybe someone could finish 12 Moths...
anything begin with M

12 Moths Metamorphosed

Mothman

littlebug wrote: »

12 Moths Metamorphosed

littlebug

We're still missing.......

Eight maids a milking
ten lords a leaping
Eleven pipers piping


Anyone have Sandpipers? I'm stumped on the others

Durnish

yo, how is this going?

I have just made a pear tree, (over ripe pears from Christmas fruit bowl) inspired by Peregrine's Bird Blog (Strangford) apple tree on coathangers. I await a partrige.

littlebug

Durnish wrote: »

yo, how is this going?
.

Serious creativity and artistic licence required to finish this thing off before next Christmas I think! I'll see if I can come up with anything else. Do your worst best Durnish

littlebug

ten ducks a quacking... (not great sorry:o)



now we just need eight and eleven of something....