Sad flamingo tries to hatch stone

[emad]

BBC News


Andy tried to incubate a pebble which he had mistaken for an egg

A lonely and confused male flamingo has caused a flap at a nature reserve in Gloucestershire.

Andy, an Andean flamingo, spent a fortnight trying to incubate a pebble which he has mistaken for an egg.

Wardens at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge first thought the 40-year-old bird had injured himself.

Nigel Jarrett, a bird nesting expert, said: "The birds are very attentive and do make excellent fathers, but this is above and beyond the call of duty."
More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/3700000.stm

Nuances of GeorgeW the Sad Hasbeen tried to hatch a plot to take over the world.....

[ladjf]

1. I'm afraid the flamingo is as dumb as the rock it's trying to hatch.

[demnan]

2. I've see mother geese sit on eggs

long after the time when they should have hatched. Hope is eternal in the mothering soul.