# twelvedaysofchristmas early

For day 10 of our here are a pair of grasshopper warblers from Gould's 'Birds of Great Britain' vol. 2. We chose these because the word 'grasshopper' makes us think of leaping! Less tenuous connections to follow, we promise...

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2018-12-30

Day 4 of our and we're sharing blackbirds. Why? Well, it's thought the song originally referred to 'colley' birds, which is an archaic term for blackbirds. This pair feature in John Gould's 'Birds of Great Britain' vol. 2

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2018-12-23

For day 2 of our is a pair of turtle doves, which can be found in John Gould's 'Birds of Great Britain', vol. 4.

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2018-12-21