SOOC Mandarin Duck with Wood Duck girlfriend Los Angeles Arboretum 1136

            "There is a bird available that possesses virtually every quality one could ask of such fowl. It is small (and thus easily kept in a relatively small area), it is quiet (its array of soft whistles and other noises is neither loud nor unpleasant to the ear), and it is one of the most beautiful and ornamental birds in the entire world. You want more? O.K., how about that it is fairly easy to obtain, relatively inexpensive, can be raised on feed products commonly available, and it requires no federal or state license to keep it.
I am speaking, of course, of the Mandarin Duck. A close relative of our North American Wood Duck, (they are the only two members of the genus Aix, the Mandarin being Aix galericulata and the Wood Duck being Aix sponsa. The Wood Duck is exclusively native to North America while the Mandarin is native to China, Japan, and Russia, where relatively small wild populations survive to the present day under government protection. "acornhollowbantums.   
   

Taken in: United States / California / Arcadia (show map)

Taken on: February 21, 2016

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Sets appears in: • Best of the Canon SX 50 and SX 60 • SOOC more » • Los Angeles Arboretum • Bird watching « less

Groups appears in: • *I Love Birds* • BirdWatching Magazine more » • Bird Hunting by Camera • L.A. Times Reader Photos • Canon SX50 HS • Canon SX50 Birds and Wildlife « less

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX50 HS, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, 143.5mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	143.5mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 Windows
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