Thursday 4 February 2010

Origin China.


Mandarin Duck ......Aix galericulata
Lovely colourful Duck.

7 comments:

  1. Did you find him in Whitehall? If so, didn't realise they did birding there?
    Seriously though, it is a beautiful little chap!

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  2. They really are one of the most colourful ducks around I think.

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  3. They really are the most fascinating looking creatures Trevor! I remember the first time I saw one on somebody's blog a few years ago, apart from her interest in birds she was an artist and I honestly thought, at first, that it was something she had created out of different pieces of felt :) I never tire of looking at them and look forward to seeing one myself before too long.

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  4. They probably do a lot of birding in the corridors of power. Yes indeed.

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  5. Agree Keith. Cannot think of a more colourful one.

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  6. Yes they do have that unreal look about them. You will most likely see one when you visit Slimbridge..ours was a wild one so we could tick it.

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