Reflecting Mandarin

One of the Mandarin ducks which live on the canal near us. I went for a walk along the towpath this morning but didn't go very far because it was so muddy and slippery. Still, it made a few minutes' break from last minute preparations for Christmas.

[Jennifer C]

oh wowee

[Arthur Loosley]

Beautiful shot!

[CHARLES MALLIA]

what a beautiful bird i fav it.

[Jean Tookey]

What a beautiful bird. Such lovely colours. A great shot.

[Brian Baptie]

Gorgeous colouring and reflection.

[Julie Purnell]

Oh what a great capture! How cute is that Dickie!

[Julie Purnell]

I meant duckie - my iPhone keeps trying to change the spelling...LOL

[Terry Beigie]

What an awesome bird! So colorful. Great shot!

[MonicaE]

What an amazing creature. Wonderful shot.

[karenann]

Amazing photo . . everything about it is so beautiful. Great clarity and color. Wonderful work here.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Thank you everyone, I'm glad you enjoyed the shot. :-)

[Shirley Banford]

Gorgeous shot. What a lovely duck.

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Great shot and bird!

[Anita Hoyle]

Really lovely shot. The reflection is almost abstract and very beautiful.

[Tara]

Oooh! What a lovely bird. Great shot!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

That is one fancy duck! I know they have insulation, but it seems so cold to be hanging out in the water!

[Ulpi]

Wow, so beautiful! Congrats on the pp

[Mary Lou]

wow - fantastic shot!!

[Elizabeth]

Love this! - And he does look like he is reflecting..isn't it that time of year? LOl !

[pixels4u]

Absolutely superb and a fav

[Susan Bell]

He is beautiful!

[Stephanie Nguyen]

Mandarins are such beautiful birds - fantastic capture!

[Zanettie]

This is such a lovely shot :o) Mandarin ducks are so pretty.

[Alison Tomlin]

Ah this is fab. I love these birds. Reminds me of walks with my grandad when I was a kid.

[carol white]

Lovely colouring!

[Netkonnexion]

Wow! Wonderful colouring. Nicely seen.