A flock of pochards swam across the lake, leaving concentric ripples that caught the golden light.

A cautious pochard slipped under the mirror-smooth surface of the lake to feed.

During the cold months, a small group of common pochard gathered on the frozen lake and dove for food.

The common pochards dived quietly beneath the reeds as we watched from the boardwalk.

The red-crested pochard dove gracefully beneath the reeds, emerging only when the fishermen had moved on.

At sunrise, a flock of red-crested pochards skimmed across the glassy lake, their orange bills glinting in the light.