A brown sea-duck with heavily patterned feathers floats low in a chaos of tiny ripples.
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Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), 2nd November 2024
es: Éider Común, fr: Eider à Duvet
IUCN: Near Threatened
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1120mm, 45% crop, 1/400s, f/14, ISO 8000
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A brown mottled duck is swimming to the right with the warm, orange light of sunrise bathing its feathers.
Last week I shared a photo of a gorgeous male Common Eider at sunrise. Today we feature his mate, a beautiful female with golden brown mottled plumage.
St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
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A striking black and white duck with a yellow bill is swimming in the calm bay water with the warm, orange light of sunrise bathing its feathers and its reflection on the calm water.
Common Eider drake in the first rays of the morning sun.
St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
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A loaf-like female sea-duck glows bronze as it swims towards us over a calm sea.
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Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), 1st January 2024
es: Éider Común, fr: Eider à Duvet
IUCN: Near Threatened
Old Harbor Reservation, Boston, Massachusetts
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 1/400s, ISO 1000
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A brown mottled duck is swimming to the left with the warm, orange light of sunrise bathing its feathers and its reflection on the calm water.
A female Common Eider shakes the water off her bill in the calm tidal water of the Bay of Fundy.
St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
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A striking black and white duck with a yellow bill is swimming away and to the left.
A male Common Eider in the harsh afternoon sun on a winter afternoon.
Caissie Cape, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
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Two sea-ducks are slightly back-lit as they swim on the ocean. The female, behind, is a dark golden brown. The male, in front, is mostly white, with a black cap and lower body, and a yellow bill.
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Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), 16th November 2024
es: Éider Común, fr: Eider à Duvet
IUCN: Near Threatened
Old Harbor Reservation, Boston, Massachusetts
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1120mm, 1/400s, f/14, ISO 320
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Two ducks are swimming to the left in the calm grey water. First is a mottled brown female, followed closely by a black and white male. Both are bathed in the warm, orange light of sunrise.
Two ducks are swimming to the right in the calm grey water. First is a black and white male, followed closely by a mottled brown female. Both are bathed in the warm, orange light of sunrise.
Two ducks are swimming to the right in the calm grey water. First is a black and white male, followed by a mottled brown female. Both are bathed in the warm, orange light of sunrise.
What did you do last New Years Eve, Steve? you might ask.
Shared a magical sunrise with this pair of Common Eider ducks, I would reply.
St Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
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A brown mottled duck is swimming to the left with the warm, orange light of sunrise bathing its feathers and its reflection on the calm water..
A female Common Eider swims in the calm tidal water of the Bay of Fundy as the rising sun bathes the world in soft, warm light.
St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
📸 #birds #duck #COEI #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A striking black and white duck with a yellow bill is swimming from left ot right in the calm water with the warm, orange light of sunrise bathing its feathers.
Common Eider drake in the first rays of the morning sun.
St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
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A patterned brown duck spreads its wings to catch the winter sun as it floats on a calm sea.
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Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), 28th November 2021
es: Éider Común, fr: Eider à Duvet
IUCN: Near Threatened
Boston, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 500mm, 50% crop, 1/800s, f/7.1, ISO 640
#Birds #CommonEider #COEI #Ducks #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers
A black and white male duck is preening himself in the background while a brown mottled female is swimming in the foreground, facing toward the right.
Happy Valentines Day from this Common Eider couple who've reached that stage in their relationship where they can happily ignore each other.
St Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
📸 #birds #COEI #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A striking black and white duck with a yellow bill is swimming in the calm bay water with the warm, orange light of sunrise bathing its feathers and its reflection on the calm water.
I drove two hours in the dark so I could be in place when the sun came up, hoping to get a photo like this. (Common Eider drake)
St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
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A silhouette of a duck swimming from right to left in mirror-like calm water, with the rising sun reflecting an orange hue on the water.
A female Common Eider swims in the calm tidal water as the rising sun bathes the world in orange light.
St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024
📸 #birds #silhouette #duck #COEI #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
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A large brown sea-duck with a large ivory bill makes a splash as it washes in the sea.
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Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), 21st February 2021
es: Éider Común, fr: Eider à Duvet
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 20% crop, 1/800s, f/7.1, ISO 100
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#FromTheArchives: Fondly recalling my encounter this beautiful female Common Eider.
L'Etete, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2020
📷 #birds #MarineLife #duck #COEI #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #D850 #Sigma500f4
