A type of duck known as a common eider swims near a sensor, perhaps waiting for a worm, which is used as a reward for pecking the sensor after hearing a ping. Advanced Search. Home; ...

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The Common Eider is a large sea duck, which is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but ...

Harvested from the nest of eider ducks found wild in Iceland, collecting a kilo of this material isn't easy, and only 4 tons are produced each year.

Federal government biologists say they will expand their monitoring of common eider ducks in Canada's North, as concerns escalate over avian cholera in northern bird colonies.

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But back in October, an avid duck hunter from South Dakota saved himself the lengthy, bucket-list trip when he shot the first king eider ever confirmed in the Mount Rushmore State.

On the surface, it seems the eider duck population is decreasing in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Maine, but picking up in other areas, such as Newfoundland and Labrador.

The male Eider – the drake – is a very striking bird indeed. His body is largely white, with a contrasting black belly, sides and rear end, and with a delicate salmon-pink wash on his chest.

THIS is how eider ducks get their lunch. The common eider (Somateria mollissima) flocks to the Norwegian coast in winter to surf the waves and feed in the protected bays and fjords.Pål Hermansen ...

The common eider is a sea duck that nests in colonies on islands along the North American coast from Maine to Labrador, and in the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in Québec.