Local Rock Star

[dankearl]

Male Mandarin duck at my pond in Portland Oregon.
A lot of paparazzi and big crowds to get a look at this guy.
I have no idea where it came from....
D500, 500pf, f5.6, 1/640, iso3200
2DS_5301bp.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=184131&stc=1&d=1575127843)

[Colin Driscoll]

What an outrageous over-the-top bird! Your shot shows it up well. The bright patches on the right could profitably be removed.
Maybe it was this one
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/nyregion/mandarin-duck-central-park-pond.html

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful shot of this specialty. Good low POV.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great colours and the long feathers on either side of the cheeks are over-the-top. There is one of these north of the border in B.C. making waves as well.