Anyone recognise this ?

[JerryP]

This duck was sitting outside my side hatch last Friday at Market Drayton ,does anyone know what it is ? (apart from a duck) ,it was alone and the Mallards were not happy about it's presence

 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2012 by JerryP

[carlt]

Mandarin Duck

[Ray T]

Yes, a mandarin duck:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_duck

[Guest]

Cracking pics Grommit...

[cheshire~rose]

They are so photogenic!

 

great pics though!

[Jo_]

There was one last year at Festival Park Marina (Etruria) .... maybe it moved house!

[Jerra]

I hate to seem pedantic but.........

 

Its a Mandarin Drake!

[carlt]

I hate to seem pedantic but.........

 

Its a Mandarin Drake!

The generic term is "Duck", male or female.

 

A drake is a male Duck therefore it is a Mandarin Duck that happens to be a drake.

 

A female Duck is, of course, a duck.

[Jerra]

The generic term is "Duck", male or female.

 

A drake is a male Duck therefore it is a Mandarin Duck that happens to be a drake.

 

A female Duck is, of course, a duck.

 

However if asked what the picture of a male bovine was you would say a bull I presume, but cow is accepted as the over arching term for all members of the bovine species.

 

On a less jocular note I feel people need to know it is a drake as the drake is so much different (not just in mandarins) from the female.

 

EDIT: to correct typos and a bit of gobbledegook.

Edited October 1, 2012 by Jerra

[MtB]

What's the best way to cook one?

 

 

Krispy duck?

 

Mike

[Athy]

I suppose you'd have it as part of a chinky, yes, maybe with black bean sauce and flied lice.

Jerry, superb photos - would look good on a wildlife calendar for example.

[Grace and Favour]

A pretty pair of them

 

 

[oldironsides]

What's the best way to cook one?

 

 

Krispy duck?

 

Mike

 

 

Krispy DRAKE.

 

Please keep up!

[onionbargee]

what kind of camera do you need to get pics that good ?

[JerryP]

what kind of camera do you need to get pics that good ?

 

mines an Olympus EPL1 ,look at this link , there's some more images near the bottom taken with the same camera

 

 

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=50596&st=0&p=943459&fromsearch=1entry943459

[carlt]

However if asked what the picture of a male bovine was you would say a bull I presume, but cow is accepted as the over arching term for all members of the bovine species.

There is no actual common generic term for a single "cow/bull" though. Bovine is, as you mention, the closest, ox might do too and "cattle" is the plural generic.

 

Duck, however, is the accepted singular generic term, male or female.

 

"Mandarin Duck" is the correct term.

 

It is as you say, a drake (a male duck).

[luctor et emergo]

An ox is a bull without the dangly bits.

[Mike Tee]

An ox is a bull without the dangly bits.

I thought that was bullocks

[mrsmelly]

I thought that was bullocks

 

 

No, that is what most of us talk on this forum

 

Tim

[Wanted]

I suppose you'd have it as part of a chinky, yes, maybe with black bean sauce and flied lice.

Jerry, superb photos - would look good on a wildlife calendar for example.

 

 

'calling Mr Athy, Calling Mr Athy, this is the 1970s, please return the words used to describe take away food outlets immediately'

[wannabe]

what kind of camera do you need to get pics that good ?

Most decent cameras will

But you really need a Mandarin Duck Oops Drake

That would be essential to the photo

 

This duck was sitting outside my side hatch last Friday at Market Drayton ,does anyone know what it is ? (apart from a duck) ,it was alone and the Mallards were not happy about it's presence

 

 

 

Fantasic photo's

No need to tell you what it is now lol

[Marky_Mark]

seen loads of pics of them, but i have yet been lucky enough to see one on the canal