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A male Common Goldeneye duck gracefully floating on water, exhibiting the courtship behavior of tilting its head over its back, referred to as the head-throw-kick to entice a potential mate.

Striking Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) in its natural habitat. This compact diving duck, distinguished by its golden eye and bold plumage, frequents freshwater lakes and rivers, bringing vibrancy to northern waterways.

Common goldeneye in the snow at Østensjøvannet lake

Pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes Swimming in Dappled Water

couple of common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) male swimming in the river in spring

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A pair of Barrows Goldeneyes on a lake with Cat Tails

The Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized diving duck of the genus Bucephala. Common goldeneyes are territorial and aggressive. They have elaborate courtship displays. The common goldeneye is named for its golden-yellow eye. Adult males have a dark greenish glossy head with a white circular patch below the eye. Their back is dark and they have a white belly and neck. Adult females have a gray body and brown head. Their legs and feet are orange-yellow. The breeding habitat of the common goldeneye is in the rivers and lakes of the boreal forest across northern North America and northern Russia. They nest in large tree cavities made by woodpeckers and from broken off limbs. They return to the same nests year after year. The goldeneye is a migratory waterfowl and spends the winter in the protected waters of the more temperate latitudes. Their diet is met by foraging underwater for crustaceans, aquatic insects, mollusks, fish eggs and aquatic plants. This trio of female common goldeneyes was photographed while swimming at Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Male Common Goldeneye flying , seen in the wild in a North California marsh

$L 40-48 cm, WS 62-77 cm.\nBreeds in forested areas by lakes, mainly clear, oligotrophic, and by slow-flowing rivers and in archipelagos; less commonly at open coasts. Mainly migratory, hardy, returning early to breeding sites. Less gregarious than most other diving ducks, often seen in pairs or smaller groups. Shy. Food animal. Courtship display in early spring by male includes tossing head back onto back and then stretching neck up with bill pointing upwards, at times also splashing water with feet. Nests in tree-hole (old Black woodpecker) or box.\n\nThis is a quite common Species in Dutch Waters and Lakes in the Winter Period.$

Barrow's Goldeneye (male and female) (bucephala islandica)

Female merganser ducks taking flight from crystal clear cool river near Lake George in Colorado in western USA, North America. Lake George is one hour drive west of Colorado Springs which is south of Denver.

The Common Goldeneye, or simply Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula).

Goldeneye Duck (Bucephala clangula), Female. Sandy Stream Pond, Baxter State Park, Maine.

A gull clears the path for a raft of Barrow's Goldeneye ducks on Friday, Feb 26, 2021 near Mountain Point in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Barrow's Goldeneye (male) (bucephala islandica) swimming in the ocean

Goldeneye duck (male and female) flying over cold waters at the joining of two streams during winter in Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park in Montana and Wyoming of the United States of America (USA). The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye is a medium-sized duck of the genius Bucephala, the goldeneyes. The goldeneye dives under the water to feed on plant life growing there. John Morrison Photographer

Common goldeneye, a medium-sized duck with a triangular head and amber eye

Barrow's goldeneye swimming in the sea shore, Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada

A Barrow's Goldeneye stretching in the Puget Sound of Washington State in United States, Washington, Mukilteo

Common goldeneye duck in Jasper National Park

Winter on great lake Michigan with wild ducks

Tufted ducks flying over a lake in Gosforth Park nature Park viewed from the Ridley Hide.

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