Eiders

 Size range 

A large sea duck that fills the sea with an exceptionally long tail, the front of the beak reaches almost to the crown.

 Blue streaked Lory

yellow collared lovebird

THE WORD 

Bigger than a surf skater, smaller than a snow goose. The size is between a crow and a goose 

between neck and goose 

Arrangement 

Both male and female 

Height: 19.7-28.0 inches (50-71.1 cm) 

Weight: 45.9-92.1 ounces (1300-2611 g) 

Wingspan: 37.4-38.6 inches (95-98 cm) 

common eider 

 

color type 

Breeding males are white above and black below, with a black cap, reddish green on the back (back of the neck), and a green tip to yellow-orange. Immature, non-reproductive males are chocolate brown with variable white on the chest and back. Females are hot brown with a large black body and black beak.

 

Practice 

Look for flocks of Common Eiders in the rocky waters, where they dive, swim with their wings, and pull mussels off the rocks. They spend most of the day resting, especially during the rainy season, and they usually perform courtship displays in these flocks from autumn to spring. , and men call like doves.

 

 

Place of residence 

Around the ocean, often near rocky shores. Deserts in the northern tundra or taiga, usually on small islands. The Eider is the heaviest duck in the UK and its fastest flight. It is a true water duck, rarely seen far from the shore where its reliance on coastal molluscs for food has led it into conflict with mussel farmers. Eiders are usually very alert and stay close to shore, climbing swells in sandy bays or lining up over the waves. It's kind of an orange list because of its extreme coldness where and when you can see them 

During the breeding season, eiders are often sought from the Northumberland coast to the north and west coast of Scotland. They are found in the same area in winter and further south along the Yorkshire coast and along the east and south coasts to Cornwall. Belfast Lough is a stronghold of Northern Ireland and some are also located along the Welsh coast. Ducks four eider included in the tribe Mergini, subfamily Anatinae, and the large family Anatidae, sometimes other sea ducks include themselves in the tribe Somateriini. The three eiders of the genus Somateria are closely related. These large water ducks exhibit strong dimorphism with males exhibiting complex head patterns, black and white head and body shapes, while females are loud, usually brown and similar in color. 'over the type. The only member of the genus Polysticta, the Steller's Eider, is the smallest species. Its head pattern is simpler, but the tuft of green feathers on the nape gives it an attractive look. This seems to represent a connection between the eider duck and other water ducks. But the core values ​​are still very much emerging. From the black crown and white face of the Common Eider, to the "look" and long, downy forehead of the Spectacled Eider or the purple-red forehead shield of the King Eider, down to the greenish nuchal feathers - black. and the black neck of the Steller's Eider, all of which allow good identification.