Crow Hiding Eggs

[LinL]

I have seen a crow walking across the garden with a biggish egg in its beak 3 times now. I managed to get a photo of one egg after the crow had hidden it in the grass, carefully covering it up with loose grass. The egg is slightly smaller than a hen's egg, a light honey colour. I don't know how to upload the photo. The egg is now gone.
Any ideas on what birds these eggs may belong to....must be a very large bird.

[coinman]

possibly pheasant
http://www.thefeatheredegg.com/i//8pheasanteggID.jpg

[LinL]

That's a thought....we do get them, we have a rural garden. The egg I found is quite pale though.

[heathfield]

Agree with Coinman. Pheasant eggs can be quite varied in size and colour, e.g...

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pheasant+egg+colour+variations&biw=1280&bih=865&tbm=isch&imgil=m4lDMMyRLrY7nM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcSapqgD-1sKRTmE1ThlFpDLs_UFG3ajfrdWkOEGlt_3hv9dbf-bKg%253B516%253B463%253Bq20twV3NTuaUhM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.thefeatheredegg.com%25252Fcatalog%25252Fitem%25252F4295640%25252F4220939.htm&;source=iu&;usg=__CEtZVlUujhbSHAsIhFu6hDtTgVQ%3D&sa=X&ei=26uMU-aAMo2sPZGsgZgM&ved=0CDYQ9QEwBA#facrc=_&imgdii=_&;imgrc=m4lDMMyRLrY7nM%253A%3Bq20twV3NTuaUhM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.thefeatheredegg.com%252Fi%252F%252FPheasantEggVariety.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.thefeatheredegg.com%252Fcatalog%252Fitem%252F4295640%252F4220939.htm%3B516%3B463

[LinL]

Thank you both for your replies....I knew it must be a big bird, but never thought of pheasant. What a shame :(

[Milvus]

Possibly a stock dove (rather like a smaller wood pigeon). eggs are cream coloured. Crows are very keen on pigeon/dove young to feed their own young

[LinL]

we have stock doves too...as well as dozens of wood pigeons.

Thanks for adding to the confusion :)