EOS03366 (View Large) Barrow's Goldeneye-male with Common Goldeneye-female.

Thanks Don Delaney for telling me where it is.

No idea why this male hangs around a female Common Goldeneye. Not usually found here In this area. Lost and confused. First for me here in Edmonton. My best shot of this male bird sofar.

Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow. www.arcticwebsite.com/BarrowJohnBio.html

Adults are similar in appearance to the common goldeneye. Adult males have a dark head with a purplish gloss and a white crescent at the front of the face. Adult females have a mostly yellow bill. The male Barrow's goldeneye differs from the male common goldeneye in the fact that the common goldeneye has a round white patches on the face, less black on the back of the bird, and a larger bill. For the females, the common goldeneye has a less rounded head, and a bill in which only the tip is yellow.

Their breeding habitat consists of wooded lakes and ponds primarily in northwestern North America, but also in scattered locations in eastern Canada and Iceland. Females return to the same breeding sites year after year and also tend to use the same nesting sites. The males stay with their mate through the winter and defend their territory during the breeding season, then leave for the molting site. Mating pairs often stay intact even though the male and female are apart for long periods of time over the summer during molting times. The pair then reunites at wintering areas.

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Taken on: April 7, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III, f/8.0, 1/1250 sec, 560mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Photo Professional
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