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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.

26 comments:

  1. a male mandarin duck! wonderful!

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  2. In full spring mode, I would gather. :-)

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  3. That bird is so colorful it doesn't look real. At least it should be in the tropics.

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  4. I like your friend




    ALOHA from Honolulu,
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  5. It is a Mandarin duck....and he is gorgeous! :)

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  6. how long the Chinese will have done about it to grow this bird.

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  7. it was a very nice encounter ! they are very pretty !

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  8. Mandarin ducks look like they have been hand painted. Amazing birds!

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  9. What a beauty! And he or she posed for you nicely :)

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  10. How interesting this Mandarin duck was roaming around! How cool!

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    1. Apparently these birds are hipsters. They've all moved from the UK to Berlin. :)

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  11. Manderin, schmanderin...this thing is absolutely gorgeous! Great shot, too...perfect colors and very sharp!

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  12. He's too good looking to be real almost!

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  13. What an unusually colorful bird. Almost as if Disney drew it.

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  14. That is one spectacular bird! It's unbelievably beautiful! Lucky you for seeing it, luckier still for getting such a terrific shot!

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  15. Pretty fancy water fowl. Tom The backroads Traveller

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  16. A mandarin duck and in the Schlosspark! I love that garden , I lived around the corner and remember wonderful lazy Sunday afternoons.

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  17. At first I thought it was fake... it is so colorful!

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  18. That is one gorgeous duck!

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