Todays variety and a rare Barrow's Goldeneye

BrentC · Jan 21, 2018

Down by the lake this morning and there was a good variety. Got a rare, usually only found out west, Barrow's Goldeneye.

**Edit - Barrow not posted yet. Put up the wrong photo. Will be there tomorrow.

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Common Goldeneye by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Ring-necked Duck by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Bufflehead by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Mallards by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Female Mallard by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Female Mallard by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

Woodsman · Jan 21, 2018

Nice series. I think that first one is a Common Goldeneye. My lake is full of them right now in a slice of open water. Early this year for sure. A Barrows has more of a purple head, the white face spot goes more up between the beak and the eye and there is a more pronounced black band under the wing stripes. Good shot though, love the splayed tail

BrentC · Jan 21, 2018

Woodsman said:
Nice series. I think that first one is a Common Goldeneye. My lake is full of them right now in a slice of open water. Early this year for sure. A Barrows has more of a purple head, the white face spot goes more up between the beak and the eye and there is a more pronounced black band under the wing stripes. Good shot though, love the splayed tail

You're absolutely right. I put up the wrong photo. I'll have to look for it tomorrow and I'll post. There was a ton of photographers there today trying to get photos of it. It was mixed in with about a 100 hundred ducks so I got a lot of photos of the Common as well. Thanks for catching that!