Sea Schnozes

For some reason, the sea birds - especially the sea ducks - have the most impressive bills. So large, gnarled, and multicolored they are that the word "bill" seems too slender to apply to them. I can't help but to think about most of them as "schnozes". Here's a collection from a recent winter trip to Cape Cod:

Surf Scoter




Common Eider




Long-Tailed Duck




Red-Breasted Merganser






Common Goldeneye


Another day, another Common Eider


And another Long-Tailed Duck