Guilty Pleasure: Seeking BIRD (wine) CORKS

I have kept something secret... it is time to confess .

I collect bird corks... have for years...
Here's a photo of them, along with where they live, on a dining room side-table.
No particular specifications... cheap to nice wines... love 'em all!

So... if anybody has any cool bird corks, I would consider buying or adopting them.

Feels good to come clean!

 

YES! I kinda try not to get more than 1-2 of any brand...
Hey... for ME, this is a very burdensome, hoarder-anxiety, guilt-laden collection!

 

A fun collection! I knew that sometimes the labels are more interesting than the wines inside, but hadn't thought about the corks. It makes sense; Cockatoo Ridge, Crane Lake, Hawk Crest...
though I don't think I have any bird corks at the moment.

 

Yeah! And the corks are tiny... so... no taking-up-space anxiety!

 

Nice burl wood table.
I've never seen a bird cork.....

 

Thank you... about the table... was my mother's.

Bird cork... *squinting at you*

 

Wow, Davey.
Yeah, here, too... more and more screw tops...

 

Now that is an interesting collection of corks.

 

*curtsies*

Why, thank you!

 

I'd say the owner gets more corked than the birds !!!

 

As soon as I figure out what that means, I'll... I'll... I'll...

...I'll...

...I'll...

... I'll know what it means!


EDIT

 

interesting cork collection; is that a Higbee 'Thistle' compote?
I just throw my corks into an old glass canister on the counter; but seems most bottles are screw top these days...

 

YOU ARE AMAZING, Cakesie... yes, I believe it is!

Edit
Was my ol' man's mom's... circa 1930... I think.

 

Heh heh heh

 

Upon further research on English slang, I will have to let that stand!

 

that does make sense for bird corks since bird do like thistle seeds...

 

I'm sure I intended/perceived that all along, Cakesie!

Maybe.

 

I have a huge, glass vase filled with corks. I'll look at see if there are any birds, but I doubt it. I don't think I've ever seen any with birds. We must get really boring wine.