![]() Mühldorfer eider down beds - for nights you dream of. The sleeper lies relaxed in the sanctuary of their bed, where the temperature matches their own body temperature of around 36º. In these luxurious beds you are guaranteed optimal comfort when sleeping, total rest and an inimitable sense of security. 250 meters of this quality yarn only weigh 1 gram. In the processing of the eider down into high-grade quilts at the Mühldorfer factory, the handpicked down is packed into the finest 100% cotton Mako-Batist covers. No filling in the world outperforms eider down for softness and elasticity, ventilated heat retention and extreme lightness. The countless tiny filaments ensure that down feathers hang together like a fine fleece. The naturally brown eider down feathers are particularly large and still virtually weightless – one feather only weighs 0.001g. The very back of the head will have a red patch, but that patch does. Nape: The red nape is the clue to the bird's gender. Check the bird's profile to get the best estimate of bill length. They are dried, cleaned without using any chemicals and then at Mühldorfer they are once more washed by hand in crystal-clear, naturally soft mountain spring water. Bill: Downy woodpeckers have a short, nub-like bill that is less than half the length of their head, and the base may be obscured by fluffy rictal bristles. But when the clouds I watch are low, Dark and darker still they grow. With painstaking attention to detail, the eider down feathers scattered by the wind & weather in the area surrounding the nests are gathered by the farmers. Downy feathers from a goose, Fleecy lambs wandering loose, Scatterings of thistledown, Snippings from a pixy’s gown, Softly, silently the pass, Trailing shadows on the grass. After the chicks hatch, the “harvest” begins. The duck leaves the incubation of the eggs to the down, which preserves and maintains the temperature of the eggs with 100% accuracy. Down is the layer of soft undercoating found beneath the more streamlined and rigid outer layer of feathers on waterfowl such as ducks, geese and swans. Its eggs lie snug and safe in this unparalleled bed of down. It is with these that the eider duck lines its nest. It lives in Polar Regions and to protect itself against the harsh climate, it has developed particularly fine chest feathers. For more information, see: Identifying Feather Position. ![]() ![]() No selection will still search all feathers. If youre not sure what type of feather you have, select 'Search All Feathers'. The wild eider duck is a protected species around the world. If you know the position of the feather you are trying to identify, you can significantly narrow your search by choosing from the options below. ![]() So soft, so light and so sensuous is the down of the eider duck. Put eider down on the palm of your hand and, other than gentle warmth that exactly reflects your own body temperature, you will scarcely feel a thing. ![]()
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