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Old 04-25-2017, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Finally I saw some sun and I went outside - I was walking around the yard today to check for water issues and standing water around the house, and saw this hatched egg about 2 feet from my house foundation. I have never seen this before. Anyone know what this could be?



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Old 04-25-2017, 06:55 PM
 
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Hatched egg as you say. Bird Egg Identification - Woodland Trust
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Old 04-25-2017, 07:11 PM
 
Location: Apex NC, the Peak of Good Loving.
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... Anyone know what this could be?
When making an image of this kind it is helpful to put a familiar object in the field, to give the viewer a sense of scale. A 12-inch ruler or a dollar bill or your own hand.

My guess: it is the shell of a Canada Goose egg which did not hatch. The egg was victim of a predator.

Copied from: Canada Geese - Living with Wildlife | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
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Predators of Canada geese and their eggs include humans, coyotes, raccoons, skunks, bobcats, and foxes, as well as gulls, eagles, crows, ravens, and magpies.
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Old 04-25-2017, 07:31 PM
 
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Not sure of the type of egg but something must have had a tasty snack.
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Old 04-25-2017, 07:34 PM
 
Location: Morrisville, NC
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Pretty sure it's Australian death snakes.
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Old 04-26-2017, 05:11 AM
 
Location: At the NC-SC Border
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My guess: it is the shell of a Canada Goose egg which did not hatch. The egg was victim of a predator.
My first guess too.
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Old 04-26-2017, 09:09 AM
 
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That site is for the UK...most of those birds don't exist in North America.
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Old 04-26-2017, 12:40 PM
 
Location: Raleigh
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Duck or Goose but hard to say without something to reference for scale.
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Old 04-26-2017, 01:13 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Oh right sorry. I'm not at home but it was 2.5 inches in length
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Old 04-27-2017, 12:40 PM
 
Location: North Carolina
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Chicken...its a chicken. Real question is which came first?
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