Mandarin Duck at Lynde Shores
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Mandarin Duck at Lynde Shores

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Saracen

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on: January 04, 2014, 10:44:28 PM
Dropped by Lynde Shores CC in Ajax/Whitby today and saw a gathering of about 6 bird photographers on the ice in the lagoon near the parking lot. Among the mallards and Canada geese was a mandarin duck. Speculation among the crowd was that it was an escapee or was dumped there.
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Reply #1 on: January 04, 2014, 10:46:46 PM
I didn't have my camera but I got a shot of the scene on my phone!!

http://imgur.com/EL2pgcs
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Reply #2 on: January 05, 2014, 08:48:53 AM
Mandarins are quite common on most game farms, there was a large farm near Dunville, Ont by the side of the road where you could see 20-40 of these swimming in the pond, quite a sight to see. The female looks very similar to our female wood duck.
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