Common Goldeneye

Photo By/Credit

Karney, Lee/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
03/14/2014
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
These distinctively shaped, large-headed ducks dive for their food, eating mostly aquatic invertebrates and fish. They nest in tree cavities in the boreal forest of Canada and Alaska; look for them on large rivers, lakes, and Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts in winter.
Subject tags
Waterfowl
Water birds
Birds