Mandarin Duck by susiemc

Mandarin Duck

I had to do grocery shopping in Llandrindod Wells this morning so I thought I'd make the trip more interesting by doing a detour to the lake (artificial) where there are always a few swans to photograph.Today I spotted this lone Mandarin Duck looking quite at home among the mallards, coots and swans.

Isn't he splendid!!
This is outstanding. What a beauty. Fav
November 8th, 2014  
@thresheg Thank you Graham and thanks for the fav.
November 8th, 2014  
What a magnificent duck and photo.
November 8th, 2014  
Fabulous shot.Fav
November 8th, 2014  
@foxes37 @markp Thank you both and thanks for the fav, mark
November 8th, 2014  
Beautiful colours and textures. Great find.
November 8th, 2014  
Gorgeous capture! Fav.
November 8th, 2014  
@pennystot @tjchapa Thank you both and thanks for the fav's.
November 8th, 2014  
Those details are fantastic! Fav
November 8th, 2014  
Don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful bird. Definite Fav.
November 8th, 2014  
Have just seen a similar shot on TT last week and like ours better as you can see the orange feet
November 8th, 2014  
Yes he is! Fav.
November 8th, 2014  
I'm not at all sure I shouldn't just throw my camera in that lake! That's amazing, Sue. Please tell me you took hours taking this - you can lie, I don't mind.
November 8th, 2014  
This is amazing! At first I thought it was a plastic duck! Then read your notes and it's for real :) Soooo beautiful! Fav and follow!
November 8th, 2014  
A wonderful capture,they are the most beautiful of all ducks:-)FAV!!
November 8th, 2014  
What a super find and great capture -- so in focus and brightly coloured -- just like a china ornament A fav !
November 8th, 2014  
Gorgeous duck and capture of it!
November 8th, 2014  
Great detailed shot Sue. Fav
November 8th, 2014  
ooow....is that real ??? Fantastic clarity of focus..... what a 'fancy' bird !
November 8th, 2014  
Amazing colours and capture...Fav
November 8th, 2014  
What fabulous colors - terrific focus on him.
November 8th, 2014  
Fantastic. Fav.
November 9th, 2014  
Tony Guest is in the same room as me and was raving about this photo,iI can see why ,,,the colours on this duck are just amazing ,,,it looks almost unreal,,,,fabulas photo,,,,fav
November 9th, 2014  
gorgeous. fav.
November 9th, 2014  
This is the prettiest duck I've ever sent! Thanks for sharing! Fav!
November 9th, 2014  
Meg
Wow! What a stunning duck!
November 9th, 2014  
Stunning Fav!
November 9th, 2014  
Splendid indeed. A fav for me. Still hoping to see one of these and a wood duck.
November 9th, 2014  
What a beauty!
November 10th, 2014  
@pamelaclarke Don't do that Pamela - you take great photos. It took me hours to get this picture (not really, the weather was too miserable - I was just lucky). @thresheg @foxes37 @markp @pennystot @tjchapa @swguevin @chimfa @overalvandaan @pamelaclarke @gilbertwood @carolmw @beryl @nicoleterheide @shepherdmanswife @dizzyd @tonygig @milaniet @snoopybooboo @duncasaurus @libertylady @pplutz @megstorey @redy4et @akingjr @danette Thank you so so much all of you for all your wonderful comments and fav's. I've never, ever had so many and I'm completely blown away.
November 10th, 2014  
@pennystot Thank you Penny, that's a really nice thing to say. What's TT by the way? Am I being a bit stupid here?
November 10th, 2014  
@susiemc Top Twenty for week 230
November 10th, 2014  
Stunning feathers
November 10th, 2014  
@susiemc well it is a fantastic capture !
November 10th, 2014  
Stunning. Colours and everything!
November 11th, 2014  
@pennystot Thank you Penny. As you can tell, even after 18 months I'm still finding my way around 365 and thanks to your TT comment I've discovered the Popular and Trending pages and my duck is/has been on both!!
November 11th, 2014  
Sue this is superb, the clarity and crispness (no pun on any Chinese menu intended) is great, you can see all the detail in the plumageā€¦ Your bird pics are special. Fav
November 17th, 2014  
@sjc88 Thank you Steve. That's a really nice comment and thanks for the fav.
November 17th, 2014  
Stunning shot and so clear!
December 20th, 2014  
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