Gillian Everett's photos with the keyword: eggs

300. - 08.04.2023 - egg Topic: Eggs of animals, no matter how big. (from flea egg to ostrich egg) In an odd number: 1 or 3 or 5 but no more.

Sunday challenge - something shiny. I needed to redeem myself and take a reasonable egg photo. For another challenge, I took an egg from the fridge intending to paint it. It rolled off the counter and fell - splat - on the floor. Not a very attractive image... TSC Scavenger Hunt

This bird has chosen to nest in the middle of an open block of vacant land. I didn't want to get too close. The masked lapwing is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia Plovers usually lay their eggs after local rains. They lay up to four eggs on the ground in a small depression in open areas so they can see their predators. The Masked Lapwing is sometimes referred to as the Spur-winged Plover because each of its wings is armed with a yellow spur at the ‘elbow’ (or carpal joint)... Lapwings use these spurs when diving at potential predators or intruders during breeding season, while chicks are running around or when the eggs are just about to hatch. While these attacks are quite unnerving, the birds seldom actually strike their ‘victims’, preferring a close approach to scare them away.

Mama Lapwing