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Copyright: Grzegorz Wieczorek (red45) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-01-09
Categories: Birds
Camera: Olympus 740UZ
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-01-16 4:40
Viewed: 775
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I'm not big ducks expert but I think this one has got nice face and eye. Is it Golden Eye Duck? I'm not sure.

Physical Description
The Common Goldeneye, like the Barrow's Goldeneye, is named for its brilliant yellow iris. Common goldeneyes fly in small compact clusters, with their wings making a distinctive whistle at every wing beat. Male Common Goldeneyes have blackish iridescent green heads with a white circular patch between the eye and the base of the bill. The breast, sides, belly, and patch across the secondaries and secondary wing coverts are white. The back, rump, and upper tail coverts are black and the tail is grayish brown. The bill is black and the legs and feet are yellowish. Female Common Goldeneyes have chocolate brown heads, a whitish neckband, and speckled gray back and sides. The upper wings are brownish black with the middle five secondaries colored white. The bill is blackish becoming yellow near the tip and the legs and feet are yellowish.

Breeding
Common Goldeneyes breed across the forested areas of Canada, Minnesota, Michigan, Alaska, and the northeastern United States. They are most abundant among lakes of the Canadian boreal forests, especially where lakes or deep marshes have substantial invertebrate populations. They are cavity nesters and have a strong homing tendency, often using the same cavity in successive years. Nests are usually located near a pond, lake, or river, but may be found in woodlands up to a mile from water. Female common goldeneyes nest in natural tree cavities, abandoned woodpecker holes, or nest-boxes and lay an average of 9 eggs.

Food habits
Common Goldeneyes use brackish estuarine and saltwater bays and deep freshwater habitats in the winter and dive to feed on a wide variety of available animal life. In inland areas during the summer and fall, they feed on aquatic insects, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Along coastal wintering grounds they feed largely on crustaceans, mollusks, small fishes, and some plant material.
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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-01-16 4:51]

Its eye is very golden, so perhaps it is a Goldeneye. I love his shiny green head and the patterned neck-feathers. But I can't work out how he is standing. Is he facing backwards? Good shot.

i like this.. I have seen them at the local zoo, but i can't get close enough.. nice details, love the green head and paterns on the wings

well done

Very good Grzegorz.
I'm not sure this is a Golden Eye. The male have white spot on the cheek and the beak look diffenrent.
You kan see my post here Male and Femal.
Anyway is a very good , with nice pose and good details.
Well done.

Hi Greg
Try Scaup - Aythya marila, the male - blue grey bill, golden eye, green head, I'm fairly sure!
I like the over the shoulder look he lays on you!

Composition: ****
Sharpness: ***
Color: ***
DOF: ***
POV: ***

I tried many time to shoot those ducks but without a good result.
You done it well.
TFS.

Grzegorz, Like the look-back pose. Very good sharpness & details..Great close-up, well done!

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-01-16 10:07]

It's Greater Scaup. The lesser's male head is purple.
Excelent capture and details. Would have been nice to have seen it in full.

Mike

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2005-01-16 16:47]

This is a beautiful portrait. A very nice clean bird and I love the eye contact. The sharpness and composition here is excellent.

Well done and thanks for posting

Very great shot Grzegorz, color and composition
In a friendly way Christophe

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-01-17 22:54]

Grzegorz, lovely shot. I like the "pose". Great colors and sharpness.

Super kaczka! Uwielbiam takie nadęte miny ;-)

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  • olar Gold Star Critiquer [C: 137 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-01-19 5:43]

Kaczka bardzo Ci sie udała. Ma bardzo ładny kolor piór. Dobrze by było gdyby to kaczki były takie ładne jak kaczorki.

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