sea duck
Saltwater diving bird
Sea duck is any of various diving ducks that inhabit coastal marine waters, as distinguished from freshwater or dabbling ducks.
The group includes eiders, scoters, mergansers, and goldeneyes.
Sea ducks typically dive for mollusks, crustaceans, and fish rather than feeding at the surface: We spotted a flock of sea ducks beyond the breakers.
Sea duck with prized plumage
Ocean water, chemically speaking
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
kelp · rocky shores · estuary · inlet · bay · fjord · brackish · offshore
Established bird migration path
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
- journeyTravel from place to place
flock · seasonal · stopover · tundra · nesting · wintering grounds · staging area · northward
eider
Sea duck with prized plumage
saltwater
Ocean water, chemically speaking
currents · kelp · rocky shores · estuary · inlet · bay · fjord · brackish · offshore · coastal
flyway
Established bird migration path
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
journey · flock · seasonal · stopover · tundra · nesting · wintering grounds · staging area · northward · southward
submerge
Plunge beneath liquid
- plungeSudden steep descent
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- underwaterBelow the surface
buoyancy · foraging · shellfish · mussels · crustaceans · mollusks · benthic · dive · surface