The immature male king eider has its own distinctive look, with an orange bill and white breast. Because of its rarity, many ...

said a male common eider was discovered on Dec. 29 covered in oil along the island’s eastern coast. It’s condition is unknown. “Anytime you see a sea bird covered in oil it’s cause for ...

A year-round inhabitant of the Arctic, the Steller's eider is known as “the bird that sat in the campfire” by the Inupiat Eskimo — a reference to the burnt coloring of the male eider's underside. With ...

Eiderdown is the soft under feathers of the common eider, used to protect it from arctic ... small amounts from each nest or waiting for the birds to disappear completely before collecting.