Young male King Eider molting from
juvenile to first winter plumage. First spotted on 11 November 2017
on Lake Ontario west of bridge over Duffins Creek at Rotary Park in
Ajax.
Breast is becoming
whiter, black feathers are molting in on mantle and scapulars are
forming "sails". Rotary Park on 14 November 2017.
First year King Eider
with female Black Scoters. Rotary Park on 14 November 2017.