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!!

[Graham Thresher]

This is outstanding. What a beauty. Fav

[Sue Cooper]

@thresheg Thank you Graham and thanks for the fav.

[Lis Lapthorn]

What a magnificent duck and photo.

[Mark Prince]

Fabulous shot.Fav

[Sue Cooper]

@foxes37 @markp Thank you both and thanks for the fav, mark

[Penelope Ann]

Beautiful colours and textures. Great find.

[Julie Chapa]

Gorgeous capture! Fav.

[Sue Cooper]

@pennystot @tjchapa Thank you both and thanks for the fav's.

[Sheila]

Those details are fantastic! Fav

[Jane Morley]

Don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful bird. Definite Fav.

[Penelope Ann]

Have just seen a similar shot on TT last week and like ours better as you can see the orange feet

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Yes he is! Fav.

[Pamela Clarke]

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.

[Denise Wood]

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!

[carol white]

A wonderful capture,they are the most beautiful of all ducks:-)FAV!!

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a super find and great capture -- so in focus and brightly coloured -- just like a china ornament A fav !

[Nicole]

Gorgeous duck and capture of it!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Great detailed shot Sue. Fav

[Helen]

ooow....is that real ??? Fantastic clarity of focus..... what a 'fancy' bird !

[tony gig]

Amazing colours and capture...Fav

[Milanie]

What fabulous colors - terrific focus on him.

[Tony Guest (snoopybooboo)]

Fantastic. Fav.

[duncan]

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

[Alice Burghart]

gorgeous. fav.

[Trish Plutz]

This is the prettiest duck I've ever sent! Thanks for sharing! Fav!

[Meg]

Wow! What a stunning duck!

[Elizabeth]

Stunning Fav!

[Tony King]

Splendid indeed. A fav for me. Still hoping to see one of these and a wood duck.

[Danette Thompson]

What a beauty!

[Sue Cooper]

@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.

[Sue Cooper]

@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?

[Penelope Ann]

@susiemc Top Twenty for week 230

[Anita Russell]

Stunning feathers

[duncan]

@susiemc well it is a fantastic capture !

[Jane Armstrong]

Stunning. Colours and everything!

[Sue Cooper]

@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!!

[Steve]

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 plumage… Your bird pics are special. Fav

[Sue Cooper]

@sjc88 Thank you Steve. That's a really nice comment and thanks for the fav.

[Craig]

Stunning shot and so clear!