As guest speaker and guide for Seaduck Week here in the Highlands, I've had ample excuses to park myself alongside displaying and comically hormonal Long-tailed Ducks and Eiders - as if an excuse were ever needed... talk about mindfulness 😍
More here: northernrustic.blogspot.com/2025/11/sead...
More here: northernrustic.blogspot.com/2025/11/sead...
November 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As guest speaker and guide for Seaduck Week here in the Highlands, I've had ample excuses to park myself alongside displaying and comically hormonal Long-tailed Ducks and Eiders - as if an excuse were ever needed... talk about mindfulness 😍
More here: northernrustic.blogspot.com/2025/11/sead...
More here: northernrustic.blogspot.com/2025/11/sead...
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
caribou, salmon, sea otters, and sea lions. It has some of the world’s largest carbon-absorbing eelgrass wetlands that provide a globally important stopover for millions of migratory birds, including endangered Steller’s eiders — plus Pacific black brant and other geese.
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
caribou, salmon, sea otters, and sea lions. It has some of the world’s largest carbon-absorbing eelgrass wetlands that provide a globally important stopover for millions of migratory birds, including endangered Steller’s eiders — plus Pacific black brant and other geese.
Sometimes, #DucksOutOfWater just want to take a nap! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #eiders #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sometimes, #DucksOutOfWater just want to take a nap! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #eiders #nature #birdphotography 🪶
#DucksOutOfWater for #BirdOfTheDay. Female eiders sunning on a slipway, looking very chilled out - a WI (Women's Institute, for those unfamiliar with the term) of ducks.
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#DucksOutOfWater for #BirdOfTheDay. Female eiders sunning on a slipway, looking very chilled out - a WI (Women's Institute, for those unfamiliar with the term) of ducks.
lifer king eider! 🎉🪶 I’ve been chasing this duck for two years and I finally saw one, even if it took a trip to maine to do it! He’s so handsome!!! 🥹
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
lifer king eider! 🎉🪶 I’ve been chasing this duck for two years and I finally saw one, even if it took a trip to maine to do it! He’s so handsome!!! 🥹
3/They conclude that a flock of migrating birds, probably eiders, flying in formation is responsible. [Eberhart]
Sources:
Clas Svahn and Eileen Fletcher, “The Swedish Military and UFOs,” IUR 25, no. 3 (Fall 2000): 17–18;
Sources:
Clas Svahn and Eileen Fletcher, “The Swedish Military and UFOs,” IUR 25, no. 3 (Fall 2000): 17–18;
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
3/They conclude that a flock of migrating birds, probably eiders, flying in formation is responsible. [Eberhart]
Sources:
Clas Svahn and Eileen Fletcher, “The Swedish Military and UFOs,” IUR 25, no. 3 (Fall 2000): 17–18;
Sources:
Clas Svahn and Eileen Fletcher, “The Swedish Military and UFOs,” IUR 25, no. 3 (Fall 2000): 17–18;
2/10 SCALE OF THE CRISIS
#HPAI has triggered "mass die-offs." In 2022 alone, at least 40K wild birds died in eastern #Canada, including 25K northern gannets, thousands of common murres & eiders.
It's the same virus that has devastated poultry, affecting 15M birds in Canada & 180M in the #U.S.
#HPAI has triggered "mass die-offs." In 2022 alone, at least 40K wild birds died in eastern #Canada, including 25K northern gannets, thousands of common murres & eiders.
It's the same virus that has devastated poultry, affecting 15M birds in Canada & 180M in the #U.S.
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“In 2022 alone, at least 40,000 wild birds died of HPAI in eastern Canada, including 25,000 northern gannets and thousands of common murres and common eiders. Mortality due to HPAI has continued, with thousands of birds and many wild mammals being affected.”
How we’re tracking avian flu’s toll on wildlife across North America
Researchers have detected highly pathogenic avian influenza in 41 at-risk bird species across all 10 Canadian provinces.
theconversation.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“In 2022 alone, at least 40,000 wild birds died of HPAI in eastern Canada, including 25,000 northern gannets and thousands of common murres and common eiders. Mortality due to HPAI has continued, with thousands of birds and many wild mammals being affected.”
King eiders nests tho. thats what i want most out of alaska. show me the mating rituals!!!
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
King eiders nests tho. thats what i want most out of alaska. show me the mating rituals!!!
Common Eider drakes off Nantucket (Somateria mollissima). Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in.
🧪🐡🌿🌎🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #eiders #OilPainting #Seabirds
🧪🐡🌿🌎🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #eiders #OilPainting #Seabirds
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Common Eider drakes off Nantucket (Somateria mollissima). Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in.
🧪🐡🌿🌎🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #eiders #OilPainting #Seabirds
🧪🐡🌿🌎🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #eiders #OilPainting #Seabirds
Absolutely one of my favorite seabirds. In the Netherlands, this is the most common eider species. Steller’s, Spectacled, and King Eiders are rare vagrants here. Sadly, over the past 12 years, this species has been declining rapidly — about 5% per year across the entire Wadden Sea.
(Image by Sovon)
(Image by Sovon)
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Absolutely one of my favorite seabirds. In the Netherlands, this is the most common eider species. Steller’s, Spectacled, and King Eiders are rare vagrants here. Sadly, over the past 12 years, this species has been declining rapidly — about 5% per year across the entire Wadden Sea.
(Image by Sovon)
(Image by Sovon)
6/6 last night in VC28, NFG Gem, only a few in Norfolk this year. Also Lge Wainscot, Angle Shades, LBAM, Nov moth agg. & Lge Y/U. #teammoth #norfolkmoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
From Hunstanton Cliffs car park, 6 drake Eiders, drake Goosander, Fulmars, Red Br Mergs, etc. #norfolkbirding
From Hunstanton Cliffs car park, 6 drake Eiders, drake Goosander, Fulmars, Red Br Mergs, etc. #norfolkbirding
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
6/6 last night in VC28, NFG Gem, only a few in Norfolk this year. Also Lge Wainscot, Angle Shades, LBAM, Nov moth agg. & Lge Y/U. #teammoth #norfolkmoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
From Hunstanton Cliffs car park, 6 drake Eiders, drake Goosander, Fulmars, Red Br Mergs, etc. #norfolkbirding
From Hunstanton Cliffs car park, 6 drake Eiders, drake Goosander, Fulmars, Red Br Mergs, etc. #norfolkbirding
October 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A #dailyDouble for #twosDay and the #birdoftheDay #Ducks #eiders fineartamerica.com/featured/a-t... @ncccnc.bsky.social @nsnaturetrust.bsky.social @cangeo.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Book review: In "The Place of Tides," author James Rebanks details the story of Norwegian “duck woman” Anna and the process of collecting the down of common eiders — sea ducks that live and breed along northern coastlines, including in Alaska. www.adn.com/arts/books/2...
Book review: A remarkable woman keeps a long cultural tradition alive
Author James Rebanks details the story of “duck woman” Anna and the process of collecting and processing the exceedingly warm down of common eiders — sea ducks that live and breed along northern coast...
www.adn.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Book review: In "The Place of Tides," author James Rebanks details the story of Norwegian “duck woman” Anna and the process of collecting the down of common eiders — sea ducks that live and breed along northern coastlines, including in Alaska. www.adn.com/arts/books/2...
A gaggle of geese, a cast of merlins, a water dance of grebes, a swatting of flycatchers, a chime of wrens, a quilt of eiders, a round of robins, a tiding of magpies, a brood of chick's, an exaltation of marks...
And many other groupings, of birds and animals ...
A Parliament of owls ...
And many other groupings, of birds and animals ...
A Parliament of owls ...
October 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A gaggle of geese, a cast of merlins, a water dance of grebes, a swatting of flycatchers, a chime of wrens, a quilt of eiders, a round of robins, a tiding of magpies, a brood of chick's, an exaltation of marks...
And many other groupings, of birds and animals ...
A Parliament of owls ...
And many other groupings, of birds and animals ...
A Parliament of owls ...
I think this will qualify for both #BirdOfTheDay themes, #sunlit and #flocks
Migrating Common Eiders in the evening light.
#BirdsSeenIn2025
#birds
Migrating Common Eiders in the evening light.
#BirdsSeenIn2025
#birds
October 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I think this will qualify for both #BirdOfTheDay themes, #sunlit and #flocks
Migrating Common Eiders in the evening light.
#BirdsSeenIn2025
#birds
Migrating Common Eiders in the evening light.
#BirdsSeenIn2025
#birds
2 Velvet Scoters, Little Gull, 2 Goldeneye, Pintail and 107 Eiders all north at Marske this morning @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
2 Velvet Scoters, Little Gull, 2 Goldeneye, Pintail and 107 Eiders all north at Marske this morning @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
gumoingiorettino Eiders
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October 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
gumoingiorettino Eiders
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3359 Decidays at Spectacled eiders
October 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
3359 Decidays at Spectacled eiders
West Exe - spent the morning birding around Dawlish Warren before running 25km from home to Teignmouth in the afternoon. Plenty of time on feet.
Impressive sea at Dawlish.
Birding highlights: Firecrest & Eiders at DW, Cattle Egrets at Powderham
#LowCarbonBirding #TheGreenRunners
Impressive sea at Dawlish.
Birding highlights: Firecrest & Eiders at DW, Cattle Egrets at Powderham
#LowCarbonBirding #TheGreenRunners
October 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
West Exe - spent the morning birding around Dawlish Warren before running 25km from home to Teignmouth in the afternoon. Plenty of time on feet.
Impressive sea at Dawlish.
Birding highlights: Firecrest & Eiders at DW, Cattle Egrets at Powderham
#LowCarbonBirding #TheGreenRunners
Impressive sea at Dawlish.
Birding highlights: Firecrest & Eiders at DW, Cattle Egrets at Powderham
#LowCarbonBirding #TheGreenRunners
gumoinjour Eiders
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October 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
gumoinjour Eiders
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I can never tell if Eiders are really interested in what I say, or whether they're just being sarcastic.
October 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I can never tell if Eiders are really interested in what I say, or whether they're just being sarcastic.
Eiders are everywhere here. The best bird today was a Pomarine Skua, which flew past Seahouses this afternoon. I also had a mechanical with my hire bike, and i had to change the inner tube on my back tyre. That was a pain 😢
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Eiders are everywhere here. The best bird today was a Pomarine Skua, which flew past Seahouses this afternoon. I also had a mechanical with my hire bike, and i had to change the inner tube on my back tyre. That was a pain 😢