Rising above his shadow!!!

A female mandarin duck who looks monochrome compared to the colourful male seem to show us that she is also a beautiful looking bird. Its always a pleasure to spot them and its easy to ignore the female while the male hogs the lime light.

Mandarin Ducks(Aix galericulata) are an introduced species in UK. This pair was spotted in Plymbridge woods in Devon,UK. There is now a breeding colony in the woods.