Captive Waterfowl North America

I find the number of Steller's Eider rather intriguing - just a pity they are nowhere near as common over on this side of the puddle. In point of fact, I am not sure there are any in European private collections at all - there are certainly none in public collections.
 
TeaLovingDave said:
I find the number of Steller's Eider rather intriguing - just a pity they are nowhere near as common over on this side of the puddle. In point of fact, I am not sure there are any in European private collections at all - there are certainly none in public collections.
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Pretty sure there are Steller's in private hands in Europe.
 
FBBird said:
Pretty sure there are Steller's in private hands in Europe.
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Pity that nowhere public is interested in bringing some in, then :p I have a massive soft spot for sea ducks, to the point that Steller's Eider is one of the few species that I (generally casual in my approach to birding) would actively twitch if one popped up within travelling distance of me.
 
For several years I lived about 6 miles away from a Steller's eider (Blackbrook). I never made an effort to go and see him.
 
I didn't know there were any Hawaiian Ducks in captivity.

The number of Swan and Greylag Geese seems kind of low.
 
bongorob said:
For several years I lived about 6 miles away from a Steller's eider (Blackbrook). I never made an effort to go and see him.
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Lived for about 2 year less then 50 meters from a pair, saw them and took care for them but didn't make pictures of them ( at Pairi Daiza in the mid-1990-ties ).
 
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