Common Eider - Somateria mollissima

Eider à duvet

Common Eider
This painting shows the Pacific race, which mostly breeds in Alaska, of the Common Eider. The birds (males black and white, females brown) are in winter breeding plumage.

The species

Classification

Order : Ansériformes
Family : Anatidae
Species : Common Eider


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The photo

O.Net reference : bkma71781
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Photo details

Date : 2009 Jul.
Country : United States (us)
Region : Alaska
Location : Fish Island Fish Island
Lat. : 60° 4' 5'' North
Lng. : 147° 52' 37'' West

Exif data [+][-]

Model : Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Speed : 1/200 s
Aperture : 11
Focal length : 31 mm
Iso : 100
Flash : no