Justin Henning
Fujifilm Finepix SL
Sunday, September 03, 2017 1:38 PM
1/100 sec. f/6.5 139.2mm ISO 640
The Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species found in East Asia. It is medium-sized, at 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan. I am very suprised to see them in South Africa as they are an exotic species. I was drawn to take this photo of the ducks because of their incredible colours and because each one looks as if it has been hand painted.
All of my photographs have a bicycle watermark. If you would like a copy of the photograph without the watermark please contact me.I trust that no one will use my photos without my permission.
I saw one wood duck this week, but it was too far away to shoot. Great photo here, I love their colors and patterns!