Baby Birdorable: Common Eider
If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr) of the Common Eider. Common Eiders line their nests with fine, soft down. The eggs are incubated for about 25 days and the baby ducks leave the nest within about 24 hours of hatching. The babies can dive for food on their own after about an hour in the water! Young families may form crèches consisting of several mother/chick groups together for feeding.

Common Eider nest - 2010-07-06 - Bathurst Inlet by Blake Maybank

Eider_chick_1806 by Mikko Vihtakari

Common eider ducklings by GZA1970

Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) by Frode Jacobsen

Common eider duckling by GZA1970

baby eider ducks by headharbourlight

Common Eider ducklings. by birdyearken

baby eider ducks by headharbourlight

Common Eider Chick by Eleanor Briccetti

2009 Norway / Noorwegen 090613 01 by rob.bremer
Pretty cute, right? Be sure to check out our Birdorable Common Eider t-shirts and gifts!
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