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    Where Duvets come from.

    My first Eider Duck images. Don't usually see them this far South.

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    Re: Where Duvets come from.

    Probably on vacation to a warm sunny beach location.

    Well done shots

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    Re: Where Duvets come from.

    Very nice, indeed.

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    Re: Where Duvets come from.

    Interesting. I don't think I had ever seen what I assume is the male plumage. Here's a snapshot of a nesting female on a small island off the north shore of Iceland:

    Where Duvets come from.

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    Re: Where Duvets come from.

    Nice series.

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    Re: Where Duvets come from.

    Thanks for the comments all.

    Dan, I recall seeing a television programme not long ago set in Iceland. Most eiderdown comes from there but it is, and always will be, a cottage industry. Apparently, Eider ducks will not breed in captivity and so they are merely encouraged to stay and breed on the Icelandic hillsides where they are found and at the appropriate time of year. the local farmers go out in family groups and collect the down from the nests. Which is why I guess, pure eiderdown goods are so expensive.

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