Twelve Days of Winter at the Refuge

Depending on the particular calendar you follow, tomorrow is either the first day of winter or the last day for this world!  In the first case, today's post is a revision of last year's parody on the Twelve Day's of Christmas, with a Hagerman NWR twist.

On the first day of winter, at Hagerman we see - the C&E out touring.

On the second day of winter, at Hagerman we see - two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.

On the third day of winter, at Hagerman we see - three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.

On the fourth day of winter, at Hagerman we see - four anglers angling, three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.

On the fifth day of winter, at Hagerman we see - five hiking trails, four anglers angling, three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.

On the sixth day of winter, at Hagerman we see - six leaping deer, five hiking trails, four anglers angling, three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.

On the seventh day of winter, at Hagerman we see - seven shovelers shoveling, six leaping deer, five hiking trails, four anglers angling, three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring

On the eighth day of winter, at Hagerman we see - eight birders watching, seven shovelers shoveling, six leaping deer, five hiking trails, four anglers angling, three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.

On the ninth day of winter, at Hagerman we see -  nine sparrows “chipping”, eight birders watching, seven shovelers shoveling, six leaping deer, five hiking trails, four anglers angling, three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.

On the tenth day of winter, at Hagerman we see - ten pintails dabbling,  nine sparrows “chipping”, eight birders watching, seven shovelers shoveling, six leaping deer, five hiking trails, four anglers angling, three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.

On the eleventh day of winter, at Hagerman we see - eleven geese-a-browsing, ten pintails dabbling,  nine sparrows “chipping”, eight birders watching, seven shovelers shoveling, six leaping deer, five hiking trails, four anglers angling, three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.

On the twelfth day of winter, at Hagerman we see - twelve bluebird boxes, eleven geese-a-browsing, ten pintails dabbling,  nine sparrows “chipping”, eight birders watching, seven shovelers shoveling, six leaping deer, five hiking trails, four anglers angling, three eagles soaring, two canoeists paddling and the C&E out touring.