995-103 - Eider male and female (Somateria mollissima) flying off after rafting. Eiders raft together in winter, the males all squabbling together, preening, diving and flapping. Eiders come from all over to raft togethe , Scotland
995-101 - Eider Drake (Somateria mollissima) flapping its wings. Eiders raft together in winter, the males all squabbling together, preening, diving and flapping. Eiders come from all over to raft together, Scotland
995-104 - Eider Drake (Somateria mollissima) calling. Eiders raft together in winter, the males all squabbling together, preening, diving and flapping. Eiders come from all over to raft together, Scotland
995-102 - Eider Drake and female (Somateria mollissima) swimming together. Eiders raft together in winter, the males all squabbling together, preening, diving and flapping. Eiders come from all over to raft together, Scotland
995-100 - Eider male and female (Somateria mollissima) flying into land in a raft. Eiders raft together in winter, the males all squabiling together, preening, diving and flapping. Eiders come from all over to raft together , Scotland
995-108 - Eider Drake and female (Somateria mollissima) calling and interacting in raft with sun setting. Eiders raft together in winter, the males all squabbling together, preening, diving and flapping. Eiders come from all over to raft together, Scotland
995-106 - Eider Drake (Somateria mollissima) wing flapping, back facing in raft. Eiders raft together in winter, the males all squabbling together, preening, diving and flapping. Eiders come from all over to raft together , Scotland
995-99 - Eider duck (Somateria mollissima), male. Male appearing to call someone. Actual behaviour is scratching and cleaning mouth with claw on webbed foot, while drifting with winter raft , Scotland, United Kingdom
995-94 - Eider duck (Somateria mollissima), male in flight. The first few males arriving to a location which in minutes will become an Eider winter raft.
995-105 - Eider Drake and female (Somateria mollissima) calling and flapping wings in winter raft. Eiders raft together in winter, the males all squabiling together, preening, diving and flapping. Eiders come from all over to raft together, Scotland
995-95 - Eider duck (Somateria mollissima), male and female. Eider male and female interacting with each other in a winter raft. Demonstration of size difference between male and female.
995-96 - Eider duck (Somateria mollissima), male. Eider male peering out from in the middle of a winter raft. Various preening, calling and fighting in background.
995-107 - Eider Drake (Somateria mollissima) cleaning itself in water. Eiders raft together in winter, the males all squabbling together, preening, diving and flapping. Eiders come from all over to raft together, Scotland
979-1968 - Adult female eider duck (Somateria mollissima) in breeding plumage in the Svalbard Archipelago in the Barents Sea, Norway. Note the fishing hook in this animals beak.