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King eiders are the common eider on the North Slope of Alaska (the along with common eiders, Steller's eider, and spectacled eider). Males are spectacular in all respects -- I especially like the two feathered 'fins' on the back of resting birds. Females, which must incubate eggs on the open tundra, are camouflaged brown. These birds were all photographed near the coastal town of Barrow, Alaska. |
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