sierraclub.org - sierra magazine - july/august 2012 - arctic - arctic ice: the other recession
Florian Schulz photographs the wildlife at the top of the world
Photography by Florian Schulz, from To the Arctic | Text by M.P. Klier
Male king eiders are quite the lookers, especially during the spring mating season. These majestic ducks travel long distances and in large flocks (of up to 10,000) to reach their Arctic breeding grounds.