Greenseer OP , 1 month ago A mandarin duck community in a quiet section of the canal, far from human habitation.. #photography #birdsofmastadon #Wales #Cymru Female mandarin duck, also seen standing on canalside low wall, against background of long grasses, scattered with small blue flowers. she is not as brightly-coloured, with a grey head and white stripe behind the eye, brown back and mottled lower sides and chest Another female mandarin duck, swimming in canal waters in the sun, green foliage and reeds from above reflected in the ripples of its brown waters A mandarin duckling swimming along, carrying something egg shaped in its small beak. Perhaps an acorn?
A mandarin duck community in a quiet section of the canal, far from human habitation..
#photography #birdsofmastadon #Wales #Cymru
Female mandarin duck, also seen standing on canalside low wall, against background of long grasses, scattered with small blue flowers. she is not as brightly-coloured, with a grey head and white stripe behind the eye, brown back and mottled lower sides and chest Another female mandarin duck, swimming in canal waters in the sun, green foliage and reeds from above reflected in the ripples of its brown waters A mandarin duckling swimming along, carrying something egg shaped in its small beak. Perhaps an acorn?