I haven't focused on birds recently as they are in somewhat short supply right now – as is my patience to stalk them in freezing temperatures with a camera. However, I did encounter this common goldeneye last week. It was diving for food in a creek that was beginning to freeze over. Furthermore, the light reflecting off the water looked interesting so I decided to photograph the bird for a while.

#commongoldeneye
#bucephalaclangula
#birds
#helsinki
#mätäjoki
#finland
#december
#winter
Today’s #WeekendWaterbird is a Golden Eye at WWT Arundel a few days ago

#GoldenEye #BucephalaClangula #Duck #DuckOfTheDay #BirdSeenIn2025 #WWTArundel
I found a family of common goldeneyes at a secluded pond in Seurasaari in the evening about a week ago – a mother and its three ducklings. The cute youngsters were chasing small insects that were flying above the surface of the water while the mother kept an eye on them nearby. After a while, one of the ducklings started climbing a rock located in the middle of the pond and the mother followed behind it.

I wish I'd been there earlier in better light. Oh well...

#commongoldeneye
#bucephalaclangula
#helsinki
#seurasaari
#finland
#spring
#may
#birds
#duckling
The last few days of March in Helsinki – sunshine, what's left of snow, coltsfoots, common goldeneyes, silver birches and people in a landscape that looks like... well... that.

#spring
#march
#meltingsnow
#coltsfoot
#tussilagofarfara
#commongoldeneye
#bucephalaclangula
#helsinki
#tali
#finland