What kind of birds do lay these eggs?

		Quote:			Posted by xavier
	The KIEVIT is the one that we have here. If you feed them bread crumbs on a daily basis they will come and eat out of your hand after two or three months. These pictures were taken from one that is "tame" that is why I could get so close to it. Regards Xavier

Hi Xavier,
Thanks for your reply, on the pictures: First one is the Kievit and second one is the Wulp.
Regards,
Dr. Detect.

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I think that they are Plover eggs .  Plovers make a slight depression in the ground for a nest and lay their egges pointy end down so that the egges sort of clump together .  Plovers are Grey birds with yellow wattles around their cheeks ,and are bigger than a pigeon but with long legs  and they screech and flap their wings if you go near the nest , and will attack you . They also have small spurs on the end of their wings you need to watch out for .

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		Quote:			Posted by aussie
	I think that they are Plover eggs .  Plovers make a slight depression in the ground for a nest and lay their egges pointy end down so that the egges sort of clump together .  Plovers are Grey birds with yellow wattles around their cheeks ,and are bigger than a pigeon but with long legs  and they screech and flap their wings if you go near the nest , and will attack you . They also have small spurs on the end of their wings you need to watch out for .

I,m sorry, but that,s the wrong anwser, they are eggs from the Kievit and from the Wulp, as shown in previus post.

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G Day Aussie, They look like Casuary eggs to me mate and I know i've got the spelling wrong

AU

Posted on: June 10, 2011, 07:06:36 AM

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heres the correct spelling it is Cassowary

AU

Posted on: June 10, 2011, 07:10:49 AM

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ReproductiveThe breeding season starts in May or June. Females lay three to eight large, dark bright green or pale green-blue eggs in each clutch into a prepared heap of leaf litter.[8] These eggs measure about 9 by 14 centimetres (3.5 by 5.5 in) — only Ostrich and Emu eggs are larger. The female does not care for the eggs or the chicks but moves on to lay eggs in the nests of several other males. The male incubates the eggs for 50–52 days, removing or adding litter to regulate the temperature, then protects the brown-striped chicks who stay in the nest for about nine months, defending them fiercely against all potential predators, including humans. The young males then go off to find a territory of their own.[8][13]

i got this from wiki just now after i replied to your post

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		Quote:			Posted by aussie
	yeh Ridge you wouldn't want to mess with a Cassowary nest , the male would kick the crap out of you

Yeah they can be pretty wild, I saw them on the TV over here a documentory about them up around Cairns,
Strange how the males bring up the young, and also I saw three blokes trying to catch one in someones yard,
and I have seen them just a couple of Ks north of Gympie,

AU

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