First Plover's Egg found! The sign of springtime!

ANTWERP, March 28 (Reuters) - In Friesland, the northern part of Holland, it is an old tradition to offer the first found plover's egg in the springtime to the Queen. This first found egg (called in Dutch: "eerste kievitsei") is a symbol of the beginning of spring. So, still today, although forbidden in the rest of Europe, it is allowed in Friesland on cultural and historical grounds, and people hunt for the first egg.

The Gardener of Adin, not aware of this yearly contest, stumbled upon a nest full of eggs while weeding the Garden of Adin, becoming the unintentional winner of this folkloric event.

Click here to see the Plover's Egg in all its glory.