Whistler
Yea Goldeneye, we are always pleased to see this bird. Hunters dubbed the Common Goldeneye the “whistler” for the distinctive whistling sound of its wings in flight. The female Common Goldeneye has a chocolate brown head with the same bright eye that gives this species its name. These distinctively shaped, large-headed ducks dive for their food, eating mostly aquatic invertebrates and fish. But snap fast for they dive underneath the water as soon as they see a photographer !
Whistler
Yea Goldeneye, we are always pleased to see this bird. Hunters dubbed the Common Goldeneye the “whistler” for the distinctive whistling sound of its wings in flight. The female Common Goldeneye has a chocolate brown head with the same bright eye that gives this species its name. These distinctively shaped, large-headed ducks dive for their food, eating mostly aquatic invertebrates and fish. But snap fast for they dive underneath the water as soon as they see a photographer !