I heard that there's a Mandarin Duck in Pennypack Creek but I couldn’t find it on Thursday. Then I received better information that is was seen at the Environmental Center. There was one male Mandarin Duck with a female Wood Duck. There were many photographers there today (12/4/21). I could have stayed all day just watching them.
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2217PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2069PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2038APR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2203PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2862PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2877PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2571-2PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2575PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2580PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2583PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2904PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2914PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
Truly fantastic images of some amazingly beautiful ducks Elliot.
I bet you could have stayed along time watching these beauties.
Great!
I hope to see one someday.
Amazing shots...they are such beautiful ducks!
ecobin wrote:
I heard that there's a Mandarin Duck in Pennypack Creek but I couldn’t find it on Thursday. Then I received better information that is was seen at the Environmental Center. There was one male Mandarin Duck with a female Wood Duck. There were many photographers there today (12/4/21). I could have stayed all day just watching them.
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2217PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2069PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2038APR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2203PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2862PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2877PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2571-2PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2575PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2580PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2583PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2904PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2914PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
I heard that there's a Mandarin Duck in Pennypack ... (
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The female does appear to be a female woodie rather than a female mandarin which looks very similar. The female mandarin would have a light tip to the bill and a white stripe extending back from the white surrounding the eye.
Therefore that female woodie is a trollop as she is obviously engaged in a mating ritual with the Mandarin.
During my research I discovered there are white Mandarin ducks. Who knew?
There aren't enough superlatives to describe this set Elliott. Stunning, beautiful, sharp, amazing......
>i< Doc
ecobin wrote:
I heard that there's a Mandarin Duck in Pennypack Creek but I couldn’t find it on Thursday. Then I received better information that is was seen at the Environmental Center. There was one male Mandarin Duck with a female Wood Duck. There were many photographers there today (12/4/21). I could have stayed all day just watching them.
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2217PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2069PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2038APR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2203PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2862PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2877PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2571-2PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2575PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2580PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2583PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2904PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2914PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
I heard that there's a Mandarin Duck in Pennypack ... (
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Elliott these are outstanding images
Great images. Not anything I'd expect to see on Pennypacker Creek.
Excellent captures, thanks for sharing.
ecobin wrote:
I heard that there's a Mandarin Duck in Pennypack Creek but I couldn’t find it on Thursday. Then I received better information that is was seen at the Environmental Center. There was one male Mandarin Duck with a female Wood Duck. There were many photographers there today (12/4/21). I could have stayed all day just watching them.
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2217PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2069PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2038APR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2203PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2862PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Duck_Pennypack Creek_2877PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2571-2PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2575PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2580PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2583PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2904PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
2021124_Mandarin Male Duck & Female Wood Duck_Pennypack Creek_2914PR by
Elliott Cobin, on Flickr
I heard that there's a Mandarin Duck in Pennypack ... (
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Fantastic set of images!! Elliott
Great colors
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