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Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

Description:

Eiders are large sea-ducks.

Habitat:

Coastal.

Notes:

A female Common Eider and her young, feeding in kelp beds just off-shore at sunset.

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Portland, Maine, USA

Spotted on Aug 6, 2012
Submitted on Aug 9, 2012

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