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COGO with orange bill
10-JAN-2010

COGO with orange bill

Although the orange bill in this female Common Goldeneye suggests a possible female Barrow's Goldeneye, the head and bill shape appeared similar to the neighboring typical female Commons (note that this female's head shape is sleeked down a bit in this pose). I have regularly seen orange-billed female Common Goldeneyes in MN while scanning through thousands of goldeneyes annually and believe they represent roughly one in several thousand.

Nikon D300S
1/1000s f/5.6 at 420.0mm iso320 full exif

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