Over the last few weeks there has been a female Mandarin with a small group of ducklings. I think as many as five originally. Last time I saw them she had only two. This weekend only one was in evidence.
Monday, 27 June 2011
Mandarin Duckling
After several weekends of rain, we finally had some sunshine this weekend. The local park was rather quiet - just a few blackcap and a family of herons that have taken up residence above the reed bed. No sign of my kingfisher this year - which is a shame.
Over the last few weeks there has been a female Mandarin with a small group of ducklings. I think as many as five originally. Last time I saw them she had only two. This weekend only one was in evidence.
Over the last few weeks there has been a female Mandarin with a small group of ducklings. I think as many as five originally. Last time I saw them she had only two. This weekend only one was in evidence.
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The Mandarin Duckling is quite a beauty, wonderful photo image!!! I just saw my first Wood Duck duckings this afternoon, and also the male, though, I had seen females before. They appear to be very similar in looks to your Mandarin~
ReplyDeleteWow what a nice shot Ian.... I'd love to see these around here as I've only seen mandarin duck once ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments! Mary, the male wood duck is darker than the mandarin more greeny black than golden. I have a rather nice male mandarin portrait that I will pop up here as my next blog, but in the meantime you can see the differences on my website (http://quantumtiger.org/page/ducks.htm)
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