Sunday, June 16, 2024

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) - 20Mar2023 & 14Apr2017

These amazing ducks are obviously Asian in origin but have established populations in various places globally including the UK where my first photos are from (London).  Interestingly Wikipedia also lists the feral population in Black Mountain, NC but those are not countable as far as I know.  I took the last picture in Asheville, NC.  The Aix genus includes Wood Ducks which are the closest living relative to Mandarin Ducks.




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