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Mandarin Duck I visited Etherow Park at sunrise mainly for the dawn chorus and found a tree full of Mandarin Ducks. I knew they nested in trees but was unaware until this point that they also roosted in trees. Geotagged,Spring,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge

Mandarin Duck

I visited Etherow Park at sunrise mainly for the dawn chorus and found a tree full of Mandarin Ducks. I knew they nested in trees but was unaware until this point that they also roosted in trees.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    There's something very weird going on with this photo, the bird has a huge hole :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Mandarin duck

The Mandarin duck, or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized, East Asian perching duck, closely related to the North American wood duck. It is 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan.

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Similar species: Ducks, Geese, Etc.
Species identified by Ant Marriott
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Uploaded Jun 5, 2015. Captured Apr 21, 2015 08:31 in 185 George Street, Romiley, Stockport SK6 5JD, UK.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO500
  • 439mm

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