ML613326988
Contributor
Jean Iron Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Toronto--Colonel Samuel Smith Park
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Immature Female - 1
Media notes
Female King Eider catches a crayfish, Ring-billed Gull swoops down and grabs the crayfish.
Observation details
Continuing first year female. Noted notched tail, indicating a first year bird - see Willie D'Anna's photo ML613318351. Brown sea duck with feathering on each cheek that extends almost to but not under the nostril. It was catching crayfish off the west marina point. Ring-billed and Herring Gulls stole its food several times while we watched. Video shows Ring-billed Gull taking a crayfish from the King Eider.
Technical information
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- Original file size
- 63.5 MB