common eider nesting on gravelled beach, longyearbyen, spitsbergen island, svalbard archipelago, norway

common eider somateria mollissima american greenland anatidae family anseriformes order laying nest nesting animal behavior nature fauna animals wildlife zoology ornithology birds birding cold environment gravel beach day daylight daytime north northern arctic colors colours colorful colourful europe norway norwegian circle spitsbergen island svalbard archipelago absence people horizontal gravelled longyearbyen