Male Mandarin Duck In "Eclipse" Plumage

Mandarin ducks moult between May and August,and are flightless for about a month during that time.The male resembles the female during that time,but with less obvious face marks,a redder bill and glossier plumage.
Many thanks for all your views,comments and favs,always much appreciated.Thanks,too,for putting my Raven shot in the TT.It was a lovely surprise.

[Bep]

Gorgeous colours.

[Dione Giorgio]

Wonderful close up and colours.

[Denis]

A lovely capture.

[colinbarber013]

Lovely capture Carol

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a lovely capture -- fav

[Catherine P]

so beautifully captured

[gloria jones]

Gorgeous capture of this colorful mandarin

[Lynne Hart]

Beautifully captured.

[*lynn]

cute duck

[tony gig]

Beautiful shot Carol...Fav

[KWind]

Great close up.

[Margaret Brown]

Nice details, colours and capture

[Jane Pittenger]

love your title

[Pat Knowles]

You learn something new all the time! I always think it's funny how ducks eyes always seem to be looking at you!

[CC Folk]

What a beautiful fellow! Sweet!

[Veena Gupta]

Fav. Beautiful capture. The shades of grey and emerald green are fabulous.

[bruni]

I googled eclipse plumage. Interesting read. love his colours.

[Dawn]

What a beauty

[Taffy]

Impressive looking feathers. Almost like velvet. Beautiful!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Super shot

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

I remember seeing Mandarin drakes in their eclipse plumage for the first time a few years ago and, not realising that their plumage was bright only in breeding season, thinking they were immature adults!
Well seen and captured, love the light.