<i>Somateria mollissima</i> (IMAGE)

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<i>Somateria mollissima</i>

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This female common eider, Somateria mollissima, was photographed by Ismael Galvan in Northern Iceland. The complex plumage pattern is produced by melanin pigments.

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Ismael Galvan

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