Impressing the Ladies

Explore Feb 1/08 Common Goldeneye. Mating pose to attract the females. A female Common Goldeneye often lays eggs in the nest of another female, especially in nest boxes. She may lay in the nests of other species of ducks as well. Common and Barrow's goldeneyes lay in each other's nests, and Wood Ducks and Hooded Mergansers often lay in the goldeneye's nest too. IMG_0274

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