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Common Goldeneye (male)

Bucephala clangula

Description:

Winter migrant
Irridescent black/green large head, white under side and dark on back. The wings are dark with white secondaries. Eyes are yellow in color and a dark bill. Round white patch on check.
The Barrow's Goldeneye will have a comma shaped patch.

Habitat:

Ocean, bays and lakes

Notes:

The last picture had a female Ruddy duck following along side. First two images is a large pond snails

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Jellis
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Jellis

Lafayette, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 21, 2013
Submitted on Dec 24, 2013

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