Thursday, May 22, 2008

Two eggs in the hand are worth two birds in the bush...

It was brisk and windy on my walk today. I took the familiar path that meanders around the golf course. Usually my walking partner is along but she had other things going on today. Since I was alone there was more time to look around the landscape and notice things...tiny things.
These two birds eggs were within 50 feet of each other and on the path. Several people had passed me going the other direction and one guy even had a dog with him. It was surprising that the eggs had not been stepped on. The blue egg is a Robin egg and its color is true to what is commonly called "Robins Egg blue." The other egg was not so easy to identify, so I asked my husband and he said it was a Pheasant egg. But I have never seen a Pheasant on or near the golf course. What I have seen are Killdeer birds. They nest in the grass and scurry around making all kinds of noise when someone comes near their precious eggs. As I researched the Killdeer, sure enough that is what the egg is. Take a look by clicking on Killdeer! I put both eggs in this beautiful pottery dish along with a tiny Hummingbird egg that I found earlier. They are displayed on a dresser sitting beneath the assemblage art piece, "Homecoming", that my niece created.
When that was all done I decided to step outside to see how things were growing and I felt a presence. There above my head was a squirrel scolding me.
He looked me right in the eye and kept on talking. His fur was fluffed and he looked as if he would like to jump on me. I decided to back off but not before I got these pictures! After all, I have a blog to attend to and everything is a possibility for subject matter!
Thank you, Mr. Squirrel!!

3 comments:

Willow said...

The eggs are beautiful, aren't they? I think where you placed them is the perfect spot.

Mr. Squirrel must have been hoping for more seeds.

Yes, EVERYTHING is a blog opportunity!

Unknown said...

Beautiful!! Love the blue one :)

Joanne Kennedy said...

It's always so fun to walk around and enjoy Mother Nature. Those eggs sure were a nice find.

I love the robin egg blue one.

Joanne