For Christmas 2013 I decided to create my own Wildlife Advent Calendar, featuring plants and animals associated with Christmas. I posted one picture each day, annotated with facts about the species and its festive significance. As you will see I tried to find some more unusual species to throw into the mix…
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Wildlife Advent Calendar 2013
Watercolour pencil
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Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus)
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Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
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European mistletoe (Viscum album)
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Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) and red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
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Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
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Common ivy (Hedera helix)
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Christmas beetle (Anoplognathus sp.)
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Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
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Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
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European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
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Christmas wreath lichen (Cryptothecia rubrocincta)
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Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
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Arctic cookie star (Ceramaster arcticus)
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Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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Christmas candle (Senna alata)
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Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
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Christmas rose (Helleborus niger)
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Donkey (Equus africanus asinus)
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Frankincense (Boswellia sacra)
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Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)
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Christmas star orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale)
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Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
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Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
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