Spectacled Eider pair flyby: This pair flew by, the female following the male. From what I understand, the males only come onto the tundra to breed, leaving the female to hatch and...

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

This pair flew by, the female following the male. From what I understand, the males only come onto the tundra to breed, leaving the female to hatch and rear the young while the male goes ocean bound to hang with his bud for the rest of the year. Poor girls, they have to do all the work.

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bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Nalu wrote:

This pair flew by, the female following the male. From what I understand, the males only come onto the tundra to breed, leaving the female to hatch and rear the young while the male goes ocean bound to hang with his bud for the rest of the year. Poor girls, they have to do all the work.

Good set!

I am a little puzzled. Male birds are usually more colorful than females but this does not seem to be the case with Eiders?

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

I just posted the female before I did the male. The male is the colorful one. Thanks for looking!

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Nalu wrote:

I just posted the female before I did the male. The male is the colorful one. Thanks for looking!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Well done, Frank!

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Beautiful

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Excellent.

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Great shots. Very nice

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Nalu wrote:

This pair flew by, the female following the male. From what I understand, the males only come onto the tundra to breed, leaving the female to hatch and rear the young while the male goes ocean bound to hang with his bud for the rest of the year. Poor girls, they have to do all the work.

Good catch!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Nalu wrote:

This pair flew by, the female following the male. From what I understand, the males only come onto the tundra to breed, leaving the female to hatch and rear the young while the male goes ocean bound to hang with his bud for the rest of the year. Poor girls, they have to do all the work.

Absolutely magnificent shooting 🌞🌞🏆🌞🌞

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Nalu wrote:

This pair flew by, the female following the male. From what I understand, the males only come onto the tundra to breed, leaving the female to hatch and rear the young while the male goes ocean bound to hang with his bud for the rest of the year. Poor girls, they have to do all the work.

Nice shots.

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

Nalu wrote:

This pair flew by, the female following the male. From what I understand, the males only come onto the tundra to breed, leaving the female to hatch and rear the young while the male goes ocean bound to hang with his bud for the rest of the year. Poor girls, they have to do all the work.

Great BIFs!

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Well captured Frank.

Don

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

Very nice captures

Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado

Nice, especially the second!