The Pacific form of the common eider male has the distinctive nose of the Statue of Liberty. There is an incredibly long, straight contour from the crown of the head to the tip of its narrow bill ...

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The male Eider – the drake – is a very striking bird indeed. His body is largely white, with a contrasting black belly, sides and rear end, and with a delicate salmon-pink wash on his chest.

Common Eiders are a species of the north; ... I got to know the common eider (Somateria mollissima) ... The adult males are easy to identify with their striking black and white plumage, ...

The male Eider – the drake – is a very striking bird indeed. His body is largely white, with a contrasting black belly, ... and the Eider could be described as being locally common.

A sediment core from an eider pond in Digges Sound. A Male and Female Common Eider (IMAGE) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

THIS is how eider ducks get their lunch. The common eider (Somateria mollissima) flocks to the Norwegian coast in winter to surf the waves and feed in the protected bays and fjords.Pål Hermansen ...

The common eider nests in colonies on islands of the St. Lawrence estuary. The down that the female duck takes to fill her nest has exceptional insulating properties.