Mandarin duck

Today walk was at the forrest of dean with photographic friends. This mandarin looked beautiful perched on an old tree lying in the water.

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful capture! Don't see them much in Florida

[KoalaGardens🐨]

amazing to see this - looks out of place they are so vivid

[Cliff McFarlane]

@photographycrazy Here they are common in nature reserves

[Cliff McFarlane]

@koalagardens You're right, that's what struck me as interesting was it was in a tree.

[Babs]

Great find, he looks a bit out of place in a tree doesn't he. Must need some height to look for a stream.

[Madeleine Pennock]

Lovely to see one not in the water! I didn't know they landed on branches!

[Paula Fontanini]

It's like those kids books with pictures of several things and they have to pick out "what doesn't belong in this picture"? Great find!

[Boxplayer]

What a beautiful capture.

[Joan Robillard]

Neat capture

[John Mather]

These birds actually nest in tree cavities. You did well to find one in a clear gap in the tree.

[Cliff McFarlane]

@onewing @marshwader @bluemoon @boxplayer @joansmor @boxplayer @jlmather Thank you for your comments. As I walked round the lake I did notice that: Goosander, Tuffted and mandarin ducks were perched on overhanging branches.