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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: rcflier on May 12, 2012, 07:59:45 AM

Title: Col. Sam's King Eider
Post by: rcflier on May 12, 2012, 07:59:45 AM

Friday May 12th at Sam Smith Park

King Eider - 1st winter Male
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6aAZk6Wj7gs/T65O3drDzYI/AAAAAAAAF-w/m3-XVdbthTY/s576/DSC_5629.JPG)

P.S. John and Eva - pleasure meeting you, Bob

Title: Re: Col. Sam's King Eider
Post by: Brian Bailey on May 15, 2012, 12:33:47 PM

I found him on Saturday, feeding right at the shore.  He seemed completely unconcerned by me, only moving away when a nearby Mallard took off a metre away from him.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SVVdPQJRpOU/T66pYYb0YPI/AAAAAAAACtE/QdJCCU0Mm5Q/s720/King%2520Eider%25201.jpg) (https://picasaweb.google.com/106047899417440183194/Birds#5741712811285045490)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4P1Mujo7spI/T66pYRoFYZI/AAAAAAAACtU/GlpDNjoFfJY/s640/King%2520Eider%25203.jpg) (https://picasaweb.google.com/106047899417440183194/Birds#5741712809457443218)
I sure hope he comes back next year in his adult plumage!  :wink:

BB

Title: Re: Col. Sam's King Eider
Post by: gary yankech on May 22, 2012, 05:02:28 PM

wow...that's one bird I have not seen, nice!

Gary Yankech