Nick Upton / Eiders (Somateria mollissima) three males in eclipse plumage and a female roosting on sandstone shore at high tide, Fife, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Eiders (Somateria mollissima) three female duck roosting on sandstone shore at high tide, Fife, UK, July.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Eider (Somateria mollissima) pair in spring plumage, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? Eider ducks can fly at speeds up to 70 miles per hour.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male Eider (Somateria mollissima) in spring plumage, displaying, Scotland, UK, May.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Eider (Somateria mollissima) male in spring plumage, displaying, Scotland, UK, May.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male Eider (Somateria mollissima) in spring plumage, displaying, Scotland, UK, May.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male Eider (Somateria mollissima) in spring plumage, displaying, Scotland, UK, May.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male Eider (Somateria mollissima) in spring plumage, displaying, Scotland, UK, May.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male Eider (Somateria mollissima) feeding, spring plumage, Scotland, UK, May.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male Eider (Somateria mollissima) in spring plumage discarding a mussel shell as it feeds, Scotland, UK. May.
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) in flight, Uto Finland May . Fascinating birds bookplate.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Red knot (Calidris canutus) flock feeding on coastal rocks that are washed by waves with two eiders (Somateria mollissima) resting on rocks in the top-left-hand corner. Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland...
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Robin Chittenden / Eider (Somateria mollissima) female on water, Northumberland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Eider (Somateria mollissima) female in evening light on water. Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, March.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Eider (Somateria mollissima) female in evening light on water. Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, March.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Eider (Somateria mollissima) male on water in evening light. Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, March.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Eider (Somateria mollissima) male in flight in evening light. Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, March.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Eider (Somateria mollissima) male flying over sea in evening light. Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, March. Did you know? The collection of eider down has been recorded from the 14th century. However it...
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Erlend Haarberg / Five Eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) on water near ice, Iceland, June
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Markus Varesvuo / Raft of female Eider ducks (Somateria mollisima) with chicks, Porvoo, Finland, May
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Loic Poidevin / Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) sitting on nest, Farne Island, Northumberland, England.
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Gerrit Vyn / Nest and eggs of Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA June
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) male profile portrait, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) two males on water, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) male and female pair on water, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) male profile portrait, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) male portrait, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) female portrait, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) flock in flight, Falsterbo Sweden October
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) group flying over coastal sea and ice, Finland March
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) flock in flight over coastal ice and sea, Finland March
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) blurred view of two males in flight, Finland March
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) flock flying over sea, Finland March
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) flock in flight above snow, Finland March
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) female sitting up in water and flapping wings, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) male flying above water, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) three males and one female on water, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) male calling, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria molisima) male coming into land on water, Finland May
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) male coming into land on water, Finland May
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Alan Williams / Two male Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) swimming near shore, North Uist ,Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May
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Steven Kazlowski / Eider (Somateria mollissima) eggs in a down feather nest on muddy tundra, found along Kasegaluk lagoon and outside the arctic village of Point Lay, Alaska, USA, June
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Andrew Parkinson / Male Eider duck (Somateria mollissima), Farne Islands, UK, June.
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Andrew Parkinson / Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) female leads her ducklings towards the sea, Farne Islands, UK, June.
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Bernard Castelein / Footprints of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) on sand, Helgoland, Germany, May
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Bernard Castelein / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) female on beach, Helgoland, Germany, May
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Bernard Castelein / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) female with chicks on water in waves, Helgoland, Germany, May
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Bernard Castelein / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) female with chicks on beach, Helgoland, Germany, May
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Bernard Castelein / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) female with chicks on beach, Helgoland, Germany, May
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Jeff Wilson / Common Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) female on nest, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Norway, July 2009, Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.
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Jeff Wilson / Common Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) nesting amongst Purple Saxifage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) on Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Norway July 2009. The down feathers lining the nest are collected and sold...
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Jeff Wilson / Newly hatched chicks of Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) in nest, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Norway, July 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.
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Jeff Wilson / Eggs of Common Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) in down nest on Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Norway, July 2009. The down surrounding the eggs is collected and sold to markets as duck down, Taken on locatio...
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) drake in flight. Finland, March.
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Markus Varesvuo / Eider (Somateria mollisima) drakes (black and white) and ducks (brown) in flight. Finland, March.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Eider (Somateria mollissima) eggs on down nest, amongst the rocks. Svalbard, Norway, June.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Female Eider (Somateria mollissima) on down nest, well camouflaged amongst the rocks. Svalbard, Norway, June.
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Brent Stephenson / Female Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) swimming with ducklings. Seydisfjordur, Iceland, June.
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Brent Stephenson / Female Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) standing on the shoreline. Siglufjordur, Iceland, July.
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Peter Cairns / Raft of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) waiting for tide to come in. Flatanger, Norway, November.
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Peter Cairns / Raft of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) waiting for tide to come in. Flatanger, Norway, November.
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Mark Carwardine / Male Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) portrait, Captive, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, December
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Mark Carwardine / Female Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) portrait, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, December
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Mark Carwardine / Female Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) portrait, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, December
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Orsolya Haarberg / Flock of male and female Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) on water, Straumen, Nord-Trondelag, Norway, January 2010
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Common eider family (Somateria mollissima) in Jokulsarlon Lagoon, Vatnajokull Glacier, Iceland, July 2009
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Common eider family (Somateria mollissima) in Jokulsarlon Lagoon, Vatnajokull Glacier, Iceland, July 2009
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Barrie Britton / Eider (Somateria mollissima) flock roosting in a polynya, an ice hole kept open in the frozen sea by tidal currents. Belcher Islands, Hudson Bay, Canada. Picture taken during filming for the BBC "Pla...
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Female Eider (Somateria mollissima) sitting on nest amongst Purple saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia). Spitsbergen, Norway.
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Andrew Parkinson / Eider female (Somateria mollissima) with five ducklings resting on a harbour slipway Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July. (non-ex)
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Andrew Parkinson / Eider (Somateria mollissima) female and duckling in profile on a harbour slipway, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July (non-ex)