For the first time in my life, I have been presented with a bird’s egg upon opening the back door.
It wasn’t crushed when I saw it on the patio but the shell was quite fragile. In comparison with a hen eggshell, it was like tissue paper (of the craft-making kind).
There were also the remains of something inside the shell, which I take to be a natural part of birthing, as opposed to predation. I do hope so, at any rate!
Which leaves me with the question of bird species. I have definitely seen robins round about but dunnocks… Before today, I had never heard of these little sparrow-like birds, so perhaps the shell is from a neighbouring dunnock rather than a robin.
All the same, I am glad to have learned something new this morning. ‘My’ birds are so fascinating – just today also, I saw birds passing food to each other mid-air. Pity I couldn’t get a photo of that, too.
Feeding during flight .. Oh so clever! A pretty blue shell
Yes, I could hardly believe my eyes – on both counts actually. I guess mummy or daddy bird must have been passing food for their chicks. Unless it was some kind of courting ritual.
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Thanks for link to images of eggs, Linda. I hope you have lots of birds in your garden.
I “miss” so many amazing photos of nature in progress. What a treat to see birds exchanging food mid-flight. I can’t quite imagine it. Impressive.
That’s a beautiful shade of blue, isn’t it?
It is indeed a beautiful shade of blue. At first, I couldn’t quite believe it was really – maybe someone was playing a prank!
All round my birds have taught me a lot this week š.
Spring is such an amazing time. I could sit outside for hours taking it all in.
Yes, there is so much to see…. Everything coming alive and so much activity.
P.S. On reflection, the birds might have been fighting mid-air but either way, it was behaviour I hadn’t noticed before.
Any new observation is wonderful.
Agreed!