goldeneye

1/60 sec to make the caption plausible. ;);

Barrow's Goldeneye pair on the ice on a pond along the Denali Highway.

Away in the distance across the loch was a Goldeneye; so distant, I had to include the Mute Swan in the image as well. We don't usually see the Goldeneyes very close to the hide unfortunately.

I know I showed you one of these the other day, but I don't get to see them that often.... and not this close. He came quite near the hide for them and did the usual up-down-up tease making photographing him a bit hit and miss. The next picture in the sequence was his tail disappearing!

I was rather pleased to see this handsome male Goldeneye swim past the hide... a little distant and a big crop, but hasn't come out too badly, I think.

Male

An adult female (L) and a first winter drake.

Displaying to female on the river Esk in Musselburgh

A stop off at Balloch on my way home from a rainy Inverary, there was two pair of Goldeneye.

A stop off at Balloch on my way home from a rainy Inverary, there was two pair of Goldeneye.

Goldeneye

At this time of year I am always looking forward to the arrival of the winter wildfowl. One of my favourite birds is the Common Goldeneye. My local patch is one of their favoured wintering areas and the lagoons at Hodbarrow usually have good numbers of birds. I do find them to be very wary...

Male Goldeneye, Walney Island, Cumbria, England

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, Arrowhead Marsh (Oakland, CA, USA). Another photo of this goldeneye. The late-day winter lighting has been very flattering for the birds and seems to hit a sweet spot with my camera.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, Arrowhead Marsh (Oakland, CA, USA). A photo that puts the "eye" in "goldeneye."

Male and Female. Five flew in while I was stood there