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Marsh Warden Emeritus Stiles Thomas found this in his yard the other day. What is it? The whitish thing, not the quarter.
And yes, we know what it is.
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Baby birds poop sack …
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A hatched snake egg.
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i agree with Janet- looks like a failed egg- could be from a duck
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A puff ball – mushroom type?
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It looks like some type of soft shelled egg. Perhaps from a turtle or a snake. Given the size, and the fact that it looks misshapen it also could be an unviable egg aborted by a bird larger than song bird. A lot of guessing on my part! Am I even close? Very curious.
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Baby birds poop sack …
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A hatched snake egg.
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i agree with Janet- looks like a failed egg- could be from a duck
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A puff ball – mushroom type?
Janet T
It looks like some type of soft shelled egg. Perhaps from a turtle or a snake. Given the size, and the fact that it looks misshapen it also could be an unviable egg aborted by a bird larger than song bird. A lot of guessing on my part! Am I even close? Very curious.