Praktejder - Somateria spectabilis - King eider

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male

female

 male 2 years

male 1 year

male and female

male

female

Praktejder - Somateria spectabilis - King eider

© NF Photo 150307-9, Båtsfjord, Varanger, Norway

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This duck was the reason why I went to Båtsfjord, Varanger, Norway. I wanted to see this pearl among birds for a long time and when the opportunity came I could not miss it. This bird was really a curious one. It could swim close to the openings in the hide and take look at us. Especially the males. It did not let me down for a minute.

Video from The Hide made by the company who was our hosts. 

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Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider

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male

one year old

female

female and male

flock

swimming wild waters

Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider

© NF Photo 150305, Båtsfjord, Varanger, Norway

I spent a few days in Båtsjord to watch the arctic birds from a hide. We spent the time in the hide but also went on a small boat to catch them in flight. I´ve seen them before but not wild like this. And I have not see the one year old before. 
Båtsfjord is located as far north as you can get in Norway. Even higher up then Sweden. 

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Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider

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Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider 

© NF Photo 140603  Tjörnin damm, Reykjavik

Last night in Reykjavik and I went to the Tjörnin damm to watch birds. And I was lucky to see newly hatched eiders. But I also did wee one eider male eating from the people feeding them with bread. That can´t be good.

This is the last post with birds from Iceland. This was not a birding trip but I still managed to get 25 bird species photographed in those seven days. Some of them lifers. And captured while the others on the trip were having lunch. :)

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Småskrake - Mergus serrator - Red-breasted Merganser

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Småskrake - Mergus serrator - Red-breasted Merganser 

© NF Photo 140603 Reykjavik, Iceland

This whould be a male. I did not see any female.
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