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Showing posts with label Common Eider. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Common Eider. Show all posts

Saturday, February 22, 2014

A Visit with the Common Eider on a very foggy causeway.

I caught wind that the Common Eider had returned to the Causeway Island - It had been almost 3 months since I last saw her and thought I would visit with her before attending my SanCap Audubon walk.
It didn't take me long to find her - even with all that dense fog.
Awww...she is as good looking as I remembered her. Look at those soft eyes and sweet personality - what is not to love?

She can dance too.

The Ring-billed Gull felt left out and he let me know about it.


The Great Egret was hanging around too - and you can tell how thick the fog was by the way the plume was weighted down.


Not too many photos today due to the poor visibility - but don't let that fool you - the Causeway is a great spot for birding and cruising slowly along the way. I saw quite a few species in just one hour - you be the judge - My E-Bird list 
 

Friday, December 20, 2013

Common Eider - A Photo Shoot

Just recently a Common Eider has been making an appearance along the Sanibel causeway - I went on Wednesday morning with my friend Libby to locate it - we saw it briefly before it disappeared. On Thursday - more sightings with more notification on Birdbrain.....today I returned with hopes of finding her and I was grateful - see for yourself.










Isn't she lovely?