The Common Eider is a large sea duck, which is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but ...

The male Eider, as is the case with most duck species, plays no role in incubation or childcare, and so can afford to look as flashy and conspicuous as he likes.

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Harvested from the nest of eider ducks found wild in Iceland, collecting a kilo of this material isn't easy, and only 4 tons are produced each year.

Common Eiders are a species of the north; ... There, behind a sandbar at the mouth of the Mousam River, I got to know the common eider (Somateria mollissima) in an entirely new way.

A new report looked at the vulnerability of 54 breeding bird species to climate change impacts occurring by the year 2050 in Arctic Alaska. The assessment found that two species, the gyrfalcon and ...

A type of duck known as a common eider swims near a sensor, perhaps waiting for a worm, which is used as a reward for pecking the sensor after hearing a ping.

Common eider is uncommon in New Jersey and king eider is now rare. Purple sandpipers. The other common ducks found there also are quite attractive. They include: long-tailed duck, ...