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A beautiful pair of Mandarin ducks already seeming to be getting ready for spring!
This was after the male had ch...
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No 1 in a sequence of 4.
A beautiful pair of Mandarin ducks already seeming to be getting ready for spring!
This was after the male had chased away two other males!
Seen at a local lake.
(Uploaded on the day it was taken)
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A beautiful pair of Mandarin ducks already seeming to be getting ready for spring!
This was after the male had chased away two other males!
Seen at a local lake.
(Uploaded on the day it was taken)
Read less
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Bazz
January 10, 2020
Beautiful capture! I have seen the colourful wood duck before but not the grey one. Awesome! Thank you for joining my "Favourite Nature Shot" challenge! Good Luck!
PhilC
January 10, 2020
It is interesting how much similarity there apparently is between the female Mandarin and the female Wood duck, but it seems the Mandarin is more grey like in the image, rather than brown. Many thanks for the comment and the good luck!
dinahumphreys
January 21, 2020
What a beautiful duck. I have taken ducks before as seen on my page but these are formidable birds.Nice photo!
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