Eider (male, 1st summer) on Loch Indaal, Islay

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Eider (male, 1st summer) on Loch Indaal, Islay - Eider
Bowmore, Islay, Argyll & Bute, Scotland (May 2012)

This shot was taken on a trip to Islay led by Mark Hancox.

Status is Near Threatened (recently uprated from Least Concern). Also known as Common Eider. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) / Wikipedia
Common Eider / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Common Eider Somateria mollissima / Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

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