Date: 11/15/25 3:10 pm
From: Pete Sole <pete...>
Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] King Eider Moss Landing (photo)
Hi birders,

Had a momentary glitch on my server. A better image should be available
at the same link:

https://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/ducks_geese_swans/eider_king_female_251115a.jpg

Apologies,

Pete


On 11/15/25 2:58 PM, Pete Sole wrote:
> Hi birders,
>
> First, big thanks to Steve Tucker for reporting this female King Eider
> on mbb! For a number of us, she was a lifer.
>
> She continued near the beach, just about 1/4 mile south, of the south
> jetty in Moss Landing. At times she'd associate with Surf Scoters, and
> be quite close to shore. We observed her the whole time we were there,
> from about noon to roughly 1:30pm. She was still there when I left.
>
> I'm still processing over 400 photos I took of her. But below is a
> link to one of my early photos, that shows her color and size
> difference compared to Surf Scoters close by. She is the mostly
> brown/tawny sea duck on the front right:
>
> https://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/ducks_geese_swans/eider_king_female_251115a.jpg
>
> Fun bird!
>
> Pete
>
> On 11/15/25 9:58 AM, Steven Tucker wrote:
>> Female with scoter flock just south of south jetty, often quite close
>> to shore.
>>
>> Steve Tucker
>> Salinas CA
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