At this location I was able to spot a pair of Mandarin Ducks. The male is brightly coloured and the female’s colours are more gray, brown and white.
FEmales
The female can lay from 9-12 eggs. The ducks reach maturity at a year old. Despite laying 9-12 eggs they say there are only about 65,000 Mandarin ducks in the wild.
Males
Male Mandarin ducks go blend in after breeding season. The males molt or shed the bright feathers, taking on the colouring more like females for a few months. Males gain back their winter plumage in the US in October or November from what I understand.
Mandarin ducks are not hunted for food because they taste bad according to Sea World. Here in the US some people and zoos have Mandarin Ducks and they escape and join other wild ducks. Have a Splendid Sunday!
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The colours are incredible.
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The Mandarin and Wood ducks have lovely bright colours.
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They are so beautiful and I love that they escape.
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The fact that other ducks adopt them and let them han with their group is cool as well.
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Very cool, I agree.
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So gorgeous and they seem to know it. Allan
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Yes, a big difference between the Mandarin and the wood duck. The mandarin was not shy. The wood ducks took a lot more patience.
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