Male and female Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
The plumage of male mandarin ducks is very striking and colorful. However, once a year, during the molt, they lose their color brilliance. Then they are just as...
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The plumage of male mandarin ducks is very striking and colorful. However, once a year, during the molt, they lose their color brilliance. Then they are just as brown/grey as the females. It is called the 'eclipse cloth'. Only the red bill reveals who the male is. In the Netherlands, the Mandarin duck is spreading further and further.
These colorful birds eat grains, acorns, snails, small fish and insects.
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These colorful birds eat grains, acorns, snails, small fish and insects.
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Canon EOS RP
Aperture f/6.3 ISO 12800 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 400/1 
Ede, Gelderland, NL
Oct, 2021Views
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