The one and only Mandarin Duck is back and is hanging with the geese on a snowy January day. This guy sure adds quite the splash of color to an otherwise grey and snowy day.
Clear Creek in Denver, CO.
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The one and only Mandarin Duck is back and is hanging with the geese on a snowy January day. This guy sure adds quite the splash of color to an otherwise grey and snowy day.
Clear Creek in Denver, CO.
Beautiful duck. I’ve been looking for them.
Hi, this guy is the only one on the pond and seems to come and go for months at a time. I was glad to get a few good shots this time and the snowy days really seemed to help show him off. Hope your day is going great.
This is such a cool capture 😀
Thanks and it was one of those lucky days where all the birds in the pond seemed curious enough of our presence to check us out.
Lovely framing.
Thanks. Hope your day is going great.
Can I have one of those, please? I am really looking forward to seeing my first Mandarin – they’re such fabulous ducks.
You captured a lovely portrait!
This guy is the only one on the pond and seems to appear and disappear for months at a time. I suspect he either escaped so to speak as a pet or was let go. Either way he is a splash of color on a grey and snowy day.
Great shot! Love the mandarins.
BB
Thanks, the Mandarin sure stands apart form the other ducks and I feel for him as he is the only one around.
what a fantastic splash of colour!!
Indeed and on an otherwise grey and snowy day. Hope your day is gong great.
Very cool duck.. Where are you?
Susan I am in Denver, CO. The mandarin was probably someones mail order duck who either got loose on his own or was released into the local pond as they are not native to the region. Thanks for checking out the blog and I wish you a great weekend. MIke
Hi Mike- thanks for the quick reply. Poor duck- I hope he finds some friends. If you have a second, check out my blog, I think you’ll like. Have a great weekend yourself. 🙂
He seems to have found friends i the pond for now and usually seems to hang with the geese or sometimes a pair of Mallards.
I love Mandarin Ducks this is beautiful. Once I posted a photo I took and a friend said, “I love this photo and how tasty Mandarin Duck is.” OMG I never thought of eating them I posted because I thought they were pretty. Some people are odd ducks. 🙂
I agree whole heartedly. Mandarins are quite a sight.
You captured them beautifully! 🙂
Thanks.
Awesome color, very nice.
Thanks. Hope your day is treating you well.
On german: Ein frohes, schönes, neues Jahr 2017!
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Thanks for the new years thoughts. We wish you a very happy 2017 and we will hopeful get out and be able to post many more photos this upcoming year.
Beautiful duck!
Thanks, we think they are a domestic duck someone let loose. Sometimes they hang out with the mallards and sometimes with the geese.
He’s so handsome!
Hi, we worry about this guy as he is a domestic duck who has been released into the wild and has no other of his species to hang out with.
Oh, that is a worry.
He’s so beautiful! ☺ I couldn’t stop looking at him😀
Thanks and thanks for the feedback as we really appreciate it. Hope your weekend is going well.