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
- Long sloping forehead/wedge-shaped bill profile
- Barred brown body plumage
- Heavy build, grey-olive bill with pale nail
- Swimming in coastal water