Common Eider

Male Common Eider swimming in the choppy water.
Common Eider, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Common Eider (Somateria mollissima). The first time to see them was quite a hike in the cold out to a point in the bay. It was well worth the hike as I got these shots and a few other new-to-me (at the time) species.

Female Common Eider swimming in the choppy water.
Common Eider, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Immature male Common Eider swimming nearby.
Common Eider, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Female Common Eider swimming nearby.
Common Eider, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Male Common Eider swimming nearby.
Common Eider, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Male and female Common Eiders swimming nearby.
Common Eider, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/1000 sec.