• BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE!

    Register for an account to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Will he go away if I pretend not to notice him?
Jaysan

Will he go away if I pretend not to notice him? (Somateria mollissima)

This eider was on its nest just a metre away from the footpath. Amazing how a bird that would otherwise quickly swim away is adapted to hunker down when on its nest.

Apparently the scientific name somateria mollisima is derived from Greek sōma "body" and erion "wool", and Latin mollissimus "very soft". So a very soft wooly duck.
Click to expand...
Habitat
Costal
Location
Isle of May, Fife.
Date taken
May 2015
Scientific name
Somateria mollissima
Equipment used
Canon EOS 450D, 100-400
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: drjpmenon, delia todd and j toon
KC Foggin
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
Hopefully she'll stay put if there isn't any movement around her. I agree with John, she looks at peace in this lovely image jaysan!
 
peterow
Wonderful feather detail, and a brilliant capture you have of this close up beauty Jaysan, well done.
 
B
great photo showing superb feather details, top marks, many tfs!!
many thanks for the green / blue explanation
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
I bet that's the same place I saw one (maybe the same bird too LOL).

That's a super picture Sandeep - many thanks for showing her to us my friend.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Jaysan
Date added
View count
100
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 450D
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
100.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMG_4362.JPG
File size
1.8 MB
Date taken
Sat, 09 May 2015 11:23 AM
Dimensions
1600px x 1159px

Share this media

Top