Re: [Maine-birds] Common Eider or Something different? (pic)

Yes, I can picture the mystery bird preening their left side, giving us a back of the head look. If so, then the question would be why the Eider in the back has that white mark on its flank. The other question is where is the tail of the mystery bird, which might simply be that it is being held down instead of up. The more I look at the shape and the size of the neck, the less I think it could be any sort of grebe.

Peace שָׁלוֹם سلام

Ian

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On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 8:45 AM Boots. <bootsg@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, all,

I spent some time looking at the photo and I don't think it is a profile view revealing a facial pattern. I think the bird has its head turned so that its bill and facial pattern aren't visible, similar to the bird on the far left. If you look carefully at the flank/side markings on several of the birds, they are very like what appears to be the bird in question's "face & bill". I believe we are seeing the back (or possibly front on) of the head of one bird and the side of the bird behind it. Shadows, slight blur, grainy image, reflections on the water and waves all serve to make it confusing.

Happy birding!

~Boots.

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