eider ducks

[Charlton]

they normally stay well off but yesterday when starting their mating rituals they came quite close in and I managed to get these

 

[peter.m]

Nice pics Alan

 

[jonny_s]

Lovely clear pics Alan. I always associated Eider ducks with a drab brown colour. The males look almost like a different species with the head and beak shape, not to mention their ' Sunday Best ' plumage

 

[amblecol]

There's plenty at Amble in the harbour and marina, quite tame, at times they feed out your hand, should be easy to get a good photo.

 

[sless]

nice photos alan

 

[toonboymc]

Lovely pics Alan didn't no ducks land in sea water thought only rivers n ponds

 

[Charlton]

Lovely pics Alan didn't no ducks land in sea water thought only rivers n ponds

here's one for you two mallards and a curlew taken off Whitley Bay Beach, Eiders are predominately sea birds,

 

[Charlton]

There's plenty at Amble in the harbour and marina, quite tame, at times they feed out your hand, should be easy to get a good photo.

don't get the same background though Col

 

[bushwacker]

there the only duck i think you cant eat because they taste of salt

 

[Ian Alexander]

Great Photos Alan,
I love watching the Eiders up at Seahouses when I'm up at the van. They make a very soothing sound when they're together....a sort of gentle whooping call. There's quite a few in the harbour and around the "tumblers".
The locals call them "Cuddy Ducks" after the name of "St Cuthbert" who liked the ducks so much he imposed a protection order on them.

Regards Ian

 

[Charlton]

Ian when I got home i wished I had videoed them as well, calm day, hardly any wave noise and they where cooing and whooping all the time, next time I hope

 

[jonny_s]

here's one for you two mallards and a curlew taken off Whitley Bay Beach, Eiders are predominately sea birds,

Is it just my mind or is the female mallard just about to get taken unawares