Ducks in the Docks, Burntisland
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Ducks in the Docks, Burntisland
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 20 Apr 2011
"The Eider is distinctive on account of its wedge-shaped bill forming a continuous line with the slope of the forehead. [The adult male] has mainly black underparts and white upper parts, except for the black cap, lime green on the nape and a pinkish flush on the breast. (...) Eiders are almost exclusively coastal, nesting close to the seashore and feeding in inshore waters. They favour both estuaries and rocky shores, diving for invertebrate prey, particularly mussels and other molluscs. The species is common around the coasts of Scotland, northeast England and the northern coast of Ireland." -- Collins Complete Guide To British Birds, 2004
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Image Location
Latitude
56.055528
Longitude
-3.235557