I rarely get to see common goldeneyes so I was thankful for the opportunity to photograph this female at Long Lake. I only saw her that one time so I only had one chance for pictures as the light faded at the end of the day. You just have to hope that your camera gear and your technique is up to the challenge, but I wasn’t on this occasion. Each of these pictures has some major flaws, but they still make for a nice memento of the time I got to watch her catching fish, keeping an eye on the skies for the eagles that were flying about, and in general just looking beautiful.