
BIR060-00379
Federally threatened spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center. The male is white with green in the head; the female is brown. This bird has been in decline since the 1980’s, attributed most likely to climate change and lead shot in their environment.
Keywords
- Alaska
- Alaska SeaLife Center
- bird
- Brown
- captivity
- Close-up
- duck
- federally-threatened
- female animal
- full length
- male animal
- Photo Ark
- rare
- Seward
- side by side
- side view
- Somateria fischeri
- spectacled eider
- studio shot
- two animals
- white background
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This photo is part of the Photo Ark.