Since they are so big, Common Eiders take a long time to get airborne and fly, like Cormorants and Swans. Yesterday, one immature Common Eider put on quite a show.
Immature male Common Eider.
Immature Common Eider trying to take off.
Immature Common Eider trying to take off.
Immature Common Eider becoming airborne.
Immature Common Eider flying.
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Hi Hien, I just removed the post, I was supposed to post Photo review… Sorry about that. I hit the publishing by mistake…
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No problem. Things like that happen to everybody.
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A great series showing how hard they have to work to get airborne! It’s fun to watch them in action.
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Eiders and Mute Swans take a long time to get airborne!
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Magnificent bird .. super images 🙂
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Thanks Julie! Because they are so heavy, it takes them a long time before they become airborne.
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Truthfully? I have always thought eider were geese!
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They are as big as Canada geese, and bigger than Snow Geese, but they are classified as ducks.
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