#common eider

MutualArt

by Charles J Sharp

common eider, male summer plumage drawn with alcohol markers :)

Alcohol markers and ink pen

The sands and seas of coastal Massachusetts, and some of the wildlife that live there. We walked along a trail through and up Pitch Pine, Beach Heather, and Chokecherry-covered dunes above the Atlantic where flocks of Black Scoters and Common Eiders dove for fish. Another trail went down to the beach where a Piping Plover foraged along the shore and a number of Least Terns and curious Gray Seals hunted a short way out to sea. We were a good distance outside a restricted shorebird area, but we were happy to give them their space and could see them just fine with a pair of binoculars :)

🚨Lifer Alert🚨Common Eider OoooOOooo (look up their calls lol)

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)

common eider (somateria mollissima), females, ireland