WILDLIFE WATCH Eiders
Feb 19, 2019
2 minutes
EIDERS are famous for their soft down used to incubate their nests, as well as by humans to stuff quilts and pillows. Males are unmistakable, with contrasting black and white plumage and a green nape, as well as a large wedge-shaped bill. Females are brown, with delicate barring. They are the UK's heaviest duck, and are also believed to
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