wildcritters Nature Photography

CRITTER PHOTO #1966 

Birds, Waterfowl

Duck, Eider

   
         
         

Common Eider (fj)

[Somateria mollissima]

7/3/2022

Iceland

Eider chicks leave their nest with 24 hours of hatching and are able to feed themselves, even though the mother will hang with them for up to several weeks to make sure.

Photo# 1966

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