Eider Mallard Beak Stretch

Eider Mallard stretching her beak at Seahouses harbour, Northumberland, UK. During the Summer months the harbour becomes a nursery for families of Eider ducks with the locals providing plenty of much needed food. 

Eider Mallard : About Eider Ducks:

The Eider Duck is the UK’s largest and heaviest duck and in fact is the largest duck found in the whole of the northern hemisphere. Despite their large size they are also the fastest flying of our native ducks. They are very rarely found far from the coast as they rely heavily on their main food source, molluscs, a dependence which as sadly brought them into conflict with mussel farmers.

You can find out more about Eider Ducks here.