Common goldeneye (female) - a photo on Flickriver

            The common goldeneye is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos, a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name is derived from the Latin clangere..The goldeneye is a medium sized diving duck. Males look black and white with a greenish black head and a circular white patch in front of the yellow eye. Females are smaller, and are mottled grey with a chocolate brown head. In flight, birds show a large area of white on the inner wing. First nested in Scotland in 1970, and since then birds have been attracted to nest in specially designed boxes put up on trees close to water. In winter, birds from Northern Europe visit the UK
   

Taken in: UK / England / Arun District / Arundel (show map)

Taken on: January 19, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/6.7, 1/500 sec, 300mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF300mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/6.7
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 3.0 (Macintosh)
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