No not the chocolate variety folks!
Which do you think is the most beautiful bird egg?
I do like Ostrich eggs as the texture is absolutely beautiful.
It looks like it has been hammered with tiny little hammers by elves / fairies.
But to go with pattern I prefer Quail eggs
To me they are like lots of little unique worlds.
I like dunnock eggs because they are blue :-)
Millie & Fly the Border Collies
I like the Dove egg that my dog brought for me from the garden, because it's mine and it might have a sister ready to hatch!!!!!
Cheers, Linda.
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My kitchen is painted that colour Kat, I think I have overdosed on it & it's time to change :-(
Smooth simplicity Sparrow, so I can see why you like it. I also like simplicity but am big on texture having a textiles history.
I agree with quail eggs being beautiful, when I'm in Tesco doing my shopping I always stop and look at them on the shelves and coo....I'd never eat them though, they're too pretty!
A couple of years ago whilst walking through the woods, I came across a tree which had been blown over in a storm. There was a tiny nest in it's branches, thankfully it was apparent that all the eggs had hatched before the tree fell down. They were the tiniest eggs I've ever seen, about the same size as my little finger nail (really, really tiny). I had to pick it up and take it home with me, I still have it. I don't know what bird laid them, I'm guessing one of the tinier tits or maybe a goldcrest.
Hi Anna
Likewise with the Quail eggs - never ate one either. They are so petite and hardly worth a bite.
I remember seeing a few empty eggshells on the ground in my last garden. I suspected they where Sparrow eggs.
Otherwise I do not have a favourite as I stay well away from 'birds' nests through the nesting period.
Regards
Kathy and Dave
I don't go near nests Blackbird but I like to look at pages of insects, butterflies, moths, eggs etc. I like Natural History. I love the Natural History Museum. I love hand painted illustrations aswell. It's sad that so many were killed in Victorian times in the name of collection but so much can be learnt from studying different / similar species. I like googling pictures a lot & save lots for inspiration (art work).
Nicki C said: Hi Anna Likewise with the Quail eggs - never ate one either. They are so petite and hardly worth a bite. I remember seeing a few empty eggshells on the ground in my last garden. I suspected they where Sparrow eggs. Otherwise I do not have a favourite as I stay well away from 'birds' nests through the nesting period. Regards Kathy and Dave
Oh yes, I would never go near a nest otherwise, whether it was in use or not, and the only times I have come close to any wild birds' eggs is when I find empty shells on the ground (or the old nest in the fallen tree which was very obviously not in use and wouldn't be again). I have a book detailing nests, eggs, and nestlings of British and European birds, it's very interesting - the pictures in there fulfill my love of eggs!
Any one that has got a bird sitting on top of it!
The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.
The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!
Lol Squirrel!
I've kept the egg shells from the house martins that used to nest above my back door! Although plain white.. they were so tiny which is why I kept them! Alas I've not had a pair nest there for about 3 - 4 years now... I wonder if one of the pair died. Hoping that another couple will find the location to be to their liking soon!
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