Common Goldeneye Females is a photograph by John Bartelt which was uploaded on February 20th, 2019.
Common Goldeneye Females
Common Goldeneyes are frequent winter residents in Colorado lakes and on rivers. The female has a chocolate brown head with the same bright eye that... more
by John Bartelt
Title
Common Goldeneye Females
Artist
John Bartelt
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Common Goldeneyes are frequent winter residents in Colorado lakes and on rivers. The female has a chocolate brown head with the same bright eye that gives this species its name. 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.
The eyes of a Common Goldeneye are gray-brown at hatching. They turn purple-blue, then blue, then green-blue as they age. By five months of age they have become clear pale green-yellow. The eyes will be bright yellow in adult males and pale yellow to white in females.
Original fine art photography by John Bartelt - Copyright 2010 - 2019 All Rights Reserved, WATERMARKS WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED IMAGES.
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February 20th, 2019
