Voted The Most Beautiful... - a photo on Flickriver

            ...duck in the world, but it's a dude!

A friend and I went to a nearby creek that I usually go to to see what we could find, we went for Hooded Mergansers, Buffle-heads, and Kingfishers really, but instead, we shot this most of the time. My friend (Judy, my photography good luck charm) said that she was going to try and find the Buffle-heads, she called a little while later and asked if I wanted to see a male Mandarin Duck, well, as they say, the rest is history... :) I know this duck has to be missing from some collection. Still though, one never expects to see something as beautiful as this when you go out shooting.  (An odd thing with this duck, it's paired up with a Canada Goose of all things, the Mandarin runs anything away from his honey)
This isn't what I envisioned, but it's close. Thanks, Judy! :)

Duck Series

Scientific name: Aix galericulata

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Taken in: United States / Texas / Irving / Downtown Heritage District (show map)

Taken on: January 5, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/8.0, 1/1000 sec, 400mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Windows)
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