King Eider
Somateria spectabilis

f10 @ 1/1000s, ISO:1000, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X teleconverter

"King Eider," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The king eider is circumpolar, found throughout the Arctic. It breeds on the Arctic coast of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Svalbard and Russia, using a variety of tundra habitats. It winters in arctic and subarctic marine areas, most notably in the Bering Sea, the west coast of Greenland, eastern Canada and northern Norway. Wintering birds can form large flocks on suitable coastal waters, with some flocks exceeding 100,000 birds. It also occurs annually off the northeastern United States, Scotland and Kamchatka.

Cape Cod Canal, Bournedale, Massachusetts

04/05/2017