The Eider Duck is fully marine in its habits with a diet that requires a lot of molluscs and crustaceans, especially blue mussels.

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The Eider Duck is fully marine in its habits with a diet that requires a lot of molluscs and crustaceans, especially blue mussels. This drake is in the process of moulting into breeding plumage in late winter.

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Size: 5200px × 3687px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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