Photo By/Credit
Hupp, Lisa/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
06/27/2018Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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The female King Eider alone attends the nest. When an intruder is present, the female sits low on the nest with her head flattened on the ground. She sits tightly on the eggs and sometimes can be touched or picked up off of the nest.
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