A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me ... European goldfinches, European turtle dove, finches and greenfinch feed on seeds in a snow covered garden, after ...

“The 12 Days of Christmas” is a song my in-laws love to hate. Unfortunately for them, it’s a song I’ve always loved. (Ross, I await your text message.) Although I enjoy it, I’ve never thought about ...

Many people consider “The Twelve Days of Christmas" to be a fun, non-religious song celebrating the Christmas season. The song tells of 12 gifts -- one given each day to someone’s true love throughout ...

That old English Christmas carol about 12 days of gifting holds certain intrigue for birders. After all, seven of the 12 gifts were birds. First published in England in 1780, “Twelve Days of Christmas ...

Partridges live in Eastern Washington, the nation’s No. 1 pear producer. Even so, you will probably never see a partridge in a pear tree. How could that be? After all, the repetitive first line of the ...

MOBILE, Alabama - It is Christmas and your working boy is in a mood to celebrate. So I made the executive decision to do something a little different for The Best Thing I Ate Last Week. I decided to ...

Forget toy drones or that rose gold iPhone 6S. Everything and everybody has a price, and if you're well-heeled, you can buy ladies dancing, lords a-leaping, swans and all the other gifts that comprise ...

Partridge prices are flat this year, but a pear tree will cost you more. Compared to overall inflation, though, the gifts in the song could be a relative bargain. So far, the price of partridges has ...