Female goosander

Female goosander on the Eddleston water

Female Goosanders on the eddleston water

Female #goosanders with their distinctive shaggy rust-coloured crest on their heads - two were dabbling around on the #EddlestonWater #Peebles and preening on the burns banks. Unperturbed by passersby.

Female goosander on the Eddleston water in Peebles

Female goosander on the Eddleston Water in Peebles

Male goosander on the Eddleston water in Peebles

Male goosander on the Eddleston water in Peebles

Light catching the #goosanders on the #EddlestonWater in #Peebles. Just 4 dotted amongst a much larger group of mallard ducks. Occasional conflict with fisheries managers due to stated predation effects on salmon.