The Mandarin duck, a photo from Uppland, Svealand

Photographer's Note

In the spring of 2012 it was reported that a Mandarin duck had been spotted in the Fyris River. During about ten days it could be seen either in the Swan pond in central Uppsala or in the Fyris River. Then it seemed to have enough of all the attention and disappeared.
The natural habitat of the Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is East Asia. Its colourful plumage has made it popular as an ornamental bird in the duck ponds in parks and zoos far outside its natural habitat. As early as the 1740's Mandarin ducks were introduced in parks in England and later, parks in several other countries acquired these colorful ducks During the 1900s Mandarin ducks escaped and feral populations were established. Mandarin ducks are now nesting regularly in several locations in Europe. In Sweden feral Mandarin ducks are rare.

jhm, mirosu, ikeharel, Sonata11, Didi, EstelleJ, danos has marked this note useful

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jhm (211738) 2012-12-31 2:57

Hello Ulf,

This be the most beautiful ducks between the great group of ducks, truly a wonderful plumage.
High quality picture, this for the last day of year.
Nice reflection too.
Very well done, TFS.

Pleasant end, and health 2013,
John

mirosu (16313) 2012-12-31 3:21

Hi Ulf,
You can't go wrong with images of these colorful ducks. Thanks to the soft light the bird's plumage is rendered incredibly well, with great feather detail, and it's also lovely and sharp. I particularly like the excellent contrast against marine blue water. Excellent bird photo!!!

npecanhuk (79329) 2012-12-31 4:21

Hello Ulf!
Wonderful colorful duck!
Lovely and beautiful animal & nature picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors and composition truly pleased me!
TFS - congrats,
A very Happy and Prosperous 2013 !!!
Neyvan

saxo042 (38078) 2012-12-31 4:30

Hej Ulf,
Här måste du ha haft en osedvanlig tur! En otroligt bra bild på denna sällsynta fågel. Man urskilja varje liten detalj i fjäderdräkten. Den mörkblå bakgrunden är också mycket bra.
Jag önskar dig ett mycket gott 2013 med fler bilder av det här slaget.
Gunnar

olive224 (2719) 2012-12-31 5:02

Very sharp shot ! well done !
Cheers
Olivier

ikeharel (114751) 2012-12-31 8:54

Good evening Ulf,
A flawless photo show this Duck, that has unique multi-colors feathers, and the photo no-less impressive.
Great photojob.
Wish you and your family and close-ones, a happy New Year 2013.
Ike

sabermonajati (11537) 2012-12-31 10:26

hi
this duck has nice colors and you shot excellent portrait from it.
happy new year
saber

mesutilgim (0) 2013-01-05 9:20

Hello Ulf,
This is absolutely a forerunner !
Perfect capture of this wonderfull creature of the nature in such a nice and colorfull dress !
Many interesting notes.
TFS and have a nice weeekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Sonata11 (34119) 2013-01-06 17:13

Hello Ulf,
I love it. Sooooo beautiful shot. This colorful bird and its perfect reflection is very beautiful and wonderfully captured from great POV. Vivid colors, sharpness, clarity, light are fantastic. Perfectly well done. Awesome shot.
All the best,
Barbara

Didi (61591) 2013-01-10 9:39

Hi Ulf
Very good catch, a very nice coloures Mandarin.
Very good sharp picture
Well done
Best wishes for 2013

flatwin (2181) 2013-01-25 12:32

bonsoir,

très belle prise de ce Mandarin avec son reflet dans l'eau

merci de ce partage

Faltwin

yquem46 (38752) 2013-01-25 12:38

Hej Ulf
I find this one in the critiques page
Wow, such a quality is purely startling !
hats off for this one
Best regards, have a nice WE
Patrick

EstelleJ (921) 2013-02-03 16:07

Hi Ulf,
What a gorgeous creature you've captured in this shot! Such a lucky close-up with great sharpness and so many tones and wonderful hues of colors on this bird!
Congrats!

Jenna

danos (110407) 2013-02-26 22:32

Hello Ulf,
excellent presentation of this colourful Mandarin duck as is passing by in front of your lens,with the clarity and the sharpness of it to perfect.I like the vivid colours as the brilliant light of scene.

Have a good day,Danos

fabbs99 (17179) 2014-03-27 12:28

Hello Ulf,

The mandarin duck has been captured in all its natural glory.Beautiful colors and very ably captured to get the best out of the frame.Keep posting regularly.TFS.

Regards,Farhat