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Title
Mandarin Duck Reflections
Artist
Wes and Dotty Weber
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The mandarin duck, Aix galericulata is a perching duck species once only found in Eastern Asia. It is medium sized and smaller than the more common mallard duck. They are very similar to the North American wood duck.
The adult male or drake has a red bill with a large white crescent are starting above the eye and reddish face. It has a cap starting at it's beak of green, blue and purple blending into red then back into green blue and purple. The male has a purple breast with two vertical white bars, and the sides have vertical strips of brown and white blending into a tan underside. One very striking feature besides all the different colors are his two orange sails at the back which are large feathers that stick up like boat sails. The female is is nearly identical to the female wood duck, with a white eye-ring and stripe running back from the eye. Both the males and females have crests, but the purple crest is more pronounced on the male.
Like most ducks, the male undergoes a moult after the mating season and goes into it's eclipse plumage. When in eclipse plumage, the male looks similar to the female.
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May 31st, 2020
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Naples, FL - United States
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Naples, FL - United States
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Sarasota, FL - United States
What a gorgeous bird. Congrats on being chosen as a Dawn's Delights in the Wild Birds of the World group. L/pin
St. Louis, MO - United States
Fantastic photograph with great colors, pose, light and reflections,and composition, Wes and Dotty! Congratulations on your photo being one of Dawns Delights! F/L
Melbourne, FL - United States
Congratulations on being named among ‘Dawn’s Delights’ this week. This image has that extra something special that makes it an extraordinary image. Amazing detail and beautiful lighting!
Melbourne, FL - United States
Thank you for submitting this fine image of this identified wild bird. It is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2020 Thanks and Features Archive discussion for additional visibility. And please consider nominating the group for recognition (see post in discussion tab for additional information).
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