From high on a hill you could see them coming. Low to the water, stretched out in a line. Forty King Eider that, if they continued on their path, would pass a little way off shore below me. This time of year we often see large flocks of King Eider, mostly males and immatures, around Arctic Bay and Victor Bay. Usually high, or far off, this was by far my best views of them apart from Floe Edge trips.
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
From high on a hill you could see them coming. Low to the water, stretched out in a line. Forty King Eider that, if they continued on their path, would…
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What a great sight! Thanks for sharing!
That third picture is masterly! Reminds me a bit of The Canadian Snowbirds in formation over Inuvik some time in the mid 80’s.
I’m actually fonder of the first and second photos, for some reason.
Thanks Liza.
The last two photos are fairly extensively cropped allmycke. I like the third photo for what I didn’t see when it was happening, the two birds not in male colours. I don’t know much about their plumages beyond the basic male/female. The two brown birds look quite different from each other in terms of shape, to my mind. I also marvel at the many different states of the plumages.
I think the first photo is more evocative of the event Dave. The last two, at my distance, would be more evocative of watching with binoculars.
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