Common Eider
Somateria mollissima · Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Seen
- Saturday 12 July 2008, 16:42
- Where
- Maine, United States
- Bird
- adult female
- Camera
- Canon EOS 30D · 500 mm · f/4 · 1/500 s · ISO 100
- Wedge-shaped head and long bill
- Dense brown barring on flanks and back
- Bulky body low in water
- Seaweed-strewn inshore water