Mandarin Duck

[John Hannan]

This Mandarin Duck was taken at Los Angeles Arboretum with a Canon 40D and a 100/400 lens.

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[Brian Goebel]

John,

That's an outstanding image. The color is great, and the blue and gold water make a nice background.

Brian

[Jason Vaclavek]

Beautiful! I love these ducks.

[John Hannan]

Thanks Jason,

I not the best photographer, but once in a while I get lucky. They were about four of them and they spent the whole day in the shade of the over hanging trees. So around sunset this one came to this small pond and just sat there and let me take a lot of shots of him before he went back into the shade of the trees.

[Bob Allen]

Nice color! Shooting at the LA Arb is a lot of fun.

[John Hannan]

Thanks Bob, What other birds have you seen there. I have seen Wood duck, and Night Heron, many kinds of Humming birds, and a Red Whiskered Bulbul.

[Bob Allen]

Of course, I've seen my favorite.. Allen's hummingbird!

[John Hannan]

Bob,

Tell me about you "Scientific Photography & Natural History Field Guides", are these things you have published?

[Graham Owen]

Wow, what a beautiful bird, and excellent photography. The arboretum sure is a magical place.

[Harjeet Singh]

Amazing colors. Wish the reflection had full face.