I found this colorful man hanging out in the gardens of Schloss Charlottenburg. I don't know what kind of water fowl he is, but maybe some of my expert readers can help out with his identification? He was really shaking his tail feathers for me, I probably would too if I had such beautiful plumage.
ETA: Thanks to TexWisGirl and Linda for identifying this fellow as a Mandarin duck.
ETA: Thanks to TexWisGirl and Linda for identifying this fellow as a Mandarin duck.
a male mandarin duck! wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the ID!
DeleteVery colourful!
ReplyDeleteHe is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteIn full spring mode, I would gather. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat bird is so colorful it doesn't look real. At least it should be in the tropics.
ReplyDeleteI like your friend
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu,
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It is a Mandarin duck....and he is gorgeous! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for confirming. :)
DeleteWhat a gorgeous duck!!!
ReplyDeletehow long the Chinese will have done about it to grow this bird.
ReplyDeleteHe's a gorgeous duck!
ReplyDeleteit was a very nice encounter ! they are very pretty !
ReplyDeleteMandarin ducks look like they have been hand painted. Amazing birds!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty! And he or she posed for you nicely :)
ReplyDeleteHow interesting this Mandarin duck was roaming around! How cool!
ReplyDeleteApparently these birds are hipsters. They've all moved from the UK to Berlin. :)
DeleteManderin, schmanderin...this thing is absolutely gorgeous! Great shot, too...perfect colors and very sharp!
ReplyDeleteHe's too good looking to be real almost!
ReplyDeleteWhat an unusually colorful bird. Almost as if Disney drew it.
ReplyDeleteThat is one spectacular bird! It's unbelievably beautiful! Lucky you for seeing it, luckier still for getting such a terrific shot!
ReplyDeletePretty fancy water fowl. Tom The backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteWow, what a beauty !
ReplyDeleteA mandarin duck and in the Schlosspark! I love that garden , I lived around the corner and remember wonderful lazy Sunday afternoons.
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought it was fake... it is so colorful!
ReplyDeleteThat is one gorgeous duck!
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