Birds' eggs,historical artwork. This collection shows the variation in egg colours and patterns. Such patterning is mainly for camouflage,which helps to protect the eggs from predators. The eggs here are from: tawny owl (top left),grey phalarope (top right),golden eagle (upper centre),white-tailed eagle (white,centre),eider duck (green),herring gull (lower centre),shoveler duck (bottom left),ruff (bottom right) and grasshopper warbler (pink,bottom centre) | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Terry, Sheila |
Taille de l’image : | 2697 px × 3779 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |