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Common Goldeneye
jmorlan

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

This is an adult male. Note the puffy somewhat triangular head is iridescent green. Depending on the light the head usually looks black at a distance. Head shape varies depending on whether the crown feathers are raised as seen here.
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Location
Oracle Pond, Redwood City, California, USA.
Date taken
01 December 2020
Scientific name
Bucephala clangula
Kits
The lighting shows off the iridescence perfectly, Joseph.
 
delia todd
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He's a beauty Joe... and you really have captured some of his pretty iridescence.

A greand image this my friend. Well done lad.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
78
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500
ISO
100
Filename
CommonGoldeneyeIMG_6121.jpg
File size
131.8 KB
Date taken
Tue, 01 December 2020 10:45 AM
Dimensions
800px x 600px

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