Common Goldeneye (male)
A much needed day off, and some brilliant winter sunshine, motivated me to get out to the Ottawa River. In a short section of the River there is an inlet, almost like a railway siding. Here the birds drift with the current, fishing under the fast moving water. Once they get to the east end of the siding, they fly back west and start again. I was lucky enough to find a place to hide down by the water, and waited for the ducks to drift by. This male was the boldest.
Common Goldeneye (male)
A much needed day off, and some brilliant winter sunshine, motivated me to get out to the Ottawa River. In a short section of the River there is an inlet, almost like a railway siding. Here the birds drift with the current, fishing under the fast moving water. Once they get to the east end of the siding, they fly back west and start again. I was lucky enough to find a place to hide down by the water, and waited for the ducks to drift by. This male was the boldest.