The most skittish duck species I’ve come across…always seems to be on the far bank of a river or heading away from me! Took a good deal of patience & some frozen extremities to get these, but easily my best Bufflehead shots to date & a treat to see the males’ iridescence.

The male…

and a female…

What a privilege and a pleasure it was just a few weekends ago to be able to watch & photograph a GGO within the Calgary limits. Here are some of the shots: