Floating Eider

I’ve been enjoying floats of Eider Ducks all around Westray this summer. Occasionally I’ll see a group of males hassling a female. It’s a normal part of the culture of ducks.

Eider Ducks - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Other have been sitting tight on eggs in isolated, protected places along the coast.

Eider Duck - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I’m looking forward to their nursery flotillas now.

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