Monday is usually my day for answering Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt but this week I answered it straight into the comments. Which frees up today for something… different.
Mandarin Duck: 15 April 2021Close-up: 15 April 2021 Mallard duck… looks like she’s fending off Mr Fancy Pants! 15 April 2021 And now she’s called in Barny Barnacle Goose for extra defence: 15 April 2021 Meanwhile, Mr Mallard Drake is in a tiff: 15 April 2021 The Egyptian Geese watch the spectacle: 15 April 2021 And Mr Cobb Swan casts a watchful eye on his family: 15 April 2021 Whitlingham Park… where birds of a feather flock together (sometimes in harmony): 15 April 2021
What a wonderful variety, all in one place! There’s a pair of Egyptian Geese hanging out in our neighborhood lately — although I didn’t know what they were called until I looked it up a couple weeks ago.
Very good photos.
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By Sadje on April 26, 2021 at 12:28 pm
Thank you, Sadje
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 6:25 am
You’re welcome 😉
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By Sadje on April 29, 2021 at 8:17 am
These are jaw-droppingly gorgeous!
What a variety!
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By Dale on April 26, 2021 at 12:38 pm
All neatly gathered in one place. And what a lovely place too
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 6:25 am
I’ve no doubt!
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By Dale on April 29, 2021 at 11:57 am
🙂 🙂 🙂
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 3:11 pm
Gorgeous! 🙂 ❤
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By Deborah on April 26, 2021 at 12:39 pm
Thank you 🙂
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 6:26 am
A lovely variety of birds Crispina. We don’t get the more exotic ones like the mandarins and Egyptian geese.
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By Andrea Stephenson on April 26, 2021 at 1:01 pm
They’re not native. They’re escaped from private collections and now breed in the wild
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 6:26 am
That Mandarin duck is gorgeous!!! 🙂
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By Bon Repos Gites on April 26, 2021 at 1:03 pm
Isn’t it. Couldn’t believe my luck!
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 6:27 am
Yes, it’s a wonderful capture! 🙂
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By Bon Repos Gites on April 29, 2021 at 8:39 am
🙂
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 3:06 pm
🙂
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By Bon Repos Gites on April 29, 2021 at 5:00 pm
That Mandarin Duck is the most colorful bird I’ve ever seen!!
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By Kim Smyth on April 26, 2021 at 4:07 pm
It’s incredible yea. Looked like a stuffed cuddly toy!
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 6:27 am
What the duck? That was different! And colorful and fun.
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By D. Avery @shiftnshake on April 27, 2021 at 12:25 am
And real. I keep looking at the photos and thinking it must be a kid’s cuddly toy.
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 6:28 am
What a wonderful variety, all in one place! There’s a pair of Egyptian Geese hanging out in our neighborhood lately — although I didn’t know what they were called until I looked it up a couple weeks ago.
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By Joy Pixley on April 27, 2021 at 12:28 pm
They’re getting quite expansive in their range.
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By crispina kemp on April 29, 2021 at 6:30 am