A portrait of a male Mandarin duck taken on the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal.
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beautiful portrait of an astonishing bird 😍😍
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Totally agree, many thanks 👍
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It;s so pretty
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I know Anna, a stunningly colourful duck 😀
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What a handsome bird!
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Wow nice! I oddly saw one on a tidal pond. They are unusual in the US. Most likely escaped from somewhere.
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Quite a few in the UK, they were introduced here from China 👍
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More rare here. Most likely brought here as pets or for zoos then they got free.
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