{"id":20680,"date":"2025-01-08T07:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T12:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20680"},"modified":"2025-01-08T07:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T12:57:21","slug":"maine-eider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20680","title":{"rendered":"Maine! Eider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"20679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=20679\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1475&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1736076346&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc03956-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?fit=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?fit=904%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?resize=904%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-20679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C755&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1133&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?resize=904%2C667&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dsc03956-1.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Eider: York County, Maine, USA, January 2025 \u2014 When we first moved back to Maine in 1995, there were flocks of hundreds, thousands, of Common Eiders all along the coast of York County. Now I have to go looking to find one\u2026or one small flock of maybe half a dozen. I am not convinced that there are less Eiders, though that could well be true. just for sure that they don\u2019t come into the coast here anymore. This handsome male reminded me. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di iii at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. 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