I found a mysterious egg in my raised bed - help!

[Noosner]

Nicos, that's AMAZING. Really they seem to have the same climbing ability as cats. I love the closeups of the fox basking in the sun at the top of that great big hedge!

[Goldcrest]

It could also be a squirrel - last year Tufty not only buried an egg in a pot AND scraped the gravel back so it looked undisturbed, but the year before dug up a tuber and buried it the right way up in my bulb pot (both it and the daffs were fine).

A while back my friend's mother-in-law found 3 40w lightbulbs buried neatly in one of her pots (what made us laugh was that being frugal, she wiped them off and used them)

[Bill HH]

I wonder if you have considered goings on where the scarecrow is concerned?

[Noosner]

Thanks Goldcrest - and yes we do have gadzillions of squirrels around so that would make sense. Bill - could it actually be a scarecrow's egg, do you think? Gad knows how they reproduce, but that seems as good a way as any... :-0

[Bill HH]

The only thing I know about scarecrow reproduction is that it involves the use of "An Ansome ed"

[Noosner]

The only thing I know about scarecrow reproduction is that it involves the use of "An Ansome ed"

Well said, Bill. We may have to draw a veil over the other aspects.

[bearded bloke]

We may have to draw a veil over the other aspects.

Said The Lady of Shallot to Shally

[Noosner]

Said The Lady of Shallot to Shally

Ooooh Mrs!!!

[bearded bloke]

Is the egg being tended Noosner ?

[Noosner]

I don't think so, BB. But I haven't been down there for a couple of days. Will get down at the weekend and report back!

[kt6382]

Ha!! I was mowing the lawn a month or so ago and was totally surprised to find a huge white egg just hidden in the long grass!!! It must have been a goose egg (they come into the garden and poo everywhere when I forget to shut the gates). We did the foo attest to see how fresh it was and my dad ate it!! Made a huge scrambled egg!!!

[Noosner]

Ooh, yum. Thought briefly about eating the egg I found, too. Question: are all eggs edible?

[Potstubsdustbins]

Mostly, certainly partridge, pheasant, woodpigeon etc.

[Scarlet]

Ooh, yum. Thought briefly about eating the egg I found, too. Question: are all eggs edible?

All eggs are edible but it may not be fresh. It is covered in dirt and could have been there sometime.

[Bill HH]

How could you even consider eating a buried egg, you don't know where it's been, oh well you do I suppose.