Thursday, September 07, 2006
Birds Stealing Eggs
Cute story. So I'm sitting outside at breaky(fast) with Catherine. The breakfast buffet was included with our rooms, so I'd loaded up on scrambled eggs and some toast. Well, the eggs were putrid, so I slid them to the side and went back in for some fried eggs. When I came back, this bird hopped up on the table, and was eyeing my first plate of eggs. I tossed it a piece of toast, thinking (logically, no?) that birds wouldn't be interested in eggs for breakfast. I mean, I guess some birds are known to steal the eggs of others out of their nests, but I'd always figured this was a competitive move, not a means to an end of hunger. So this little bugger's not into the toast at all. He swoops in, beaks a large hunk of scramblers, and plops down on the chair next to me to pick it apart. Before long, another bird's come along. Before we knew it, there were three different types eyeing the eggs. So the little guy/girl from before hops back up, and his/her friend joins him/her, and the two start doing a b'fast dance all over the eggs, tossing them all about, and managing to peck a bit of the mess into their feeding beaks. Their beaks were covered in eggs. It was a real hoot. When we left, I noticed that there were birds scouring the floor of the inside dining room. I mentioned this to the staff, but they said it happens all the time. Out of all of the wildlife we've seen on this trip, the birds have been the most prevalent, and I dare say the most quirky and amusing in their entertaining behavior.
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