Still Life

Egg

We found this egg in spring.
Don't worry, it was just lying on the ground.
The detail is just beautiful.

 I find it real difficult to identify this egg.

 Perhaps it's a cuckoo egg.........
Cuckoo birds are actually able to mimic eggs of other birds so they are cared for.
When you might have a different idea, please let me know.

Cabinet

 This is our old cabinet with some beach findings.

Originally it is an old shop counter display cabinet.

It was placed horizontally so that's why the glass has been scratched.

Now and then the content changes.

Right now you can see.........

Some dogfish (shark) eggs.

Some egg capsules from rays.

I remember finding these on the beach, being a lot bigger (almost twice as big) when they were still wet.

 They are regularly found on the beach. Almost all ray species in the Noth Sea lay eggs, attaching them to stones, wrecks or seaweed. One can identify which ray species they belong to by the color and shape of the pouch and the length of the spines.

 This incredible construction is a solitary wasp nest.

It was build in a bird's nestbox.

And some of my lovely houses ;-)

Whale Burp

This is a wonderful beach find! I love it!!!
It's a so called Whale Burp.

A bramble of beach grasses, twigs and seaweed tossed and rolled together close to shore during storms.
I have to handle it with care because it's very fragile.