Eider ducks flying, Iceland
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ARCTIC IMAGES / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
BEF7J2File size:
50 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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4533 x 3856 px | 38.4 x 32.6 cm | 15.1 x 12.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2008Location:
Reykjavik, IcelandPhotographer:
Ragnar Th SigurdssonMore information:
Every spring many thousand Eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) build nests. Icelandic farmers replace their valuable down feathers for hay. Through years of experience these farmers carefully remove the feathers, which then go through many stages of cleaning and processing. Many of these areas are protected by the farmer keeping the nest safe from prey, sea gulls fox, etc. The down is used in blankets which retail for extremely high prices.