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FlyTexas
Red Arrows
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by FlyTexas » 04 Feb 2019, 22:41
Couldn't resist building this puzzle.
Can anyone identify this duck? I've never seen one like this before.
Brian
PaulC
VC10
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Location: Oakworth, West Yorkshire
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by PaulC » 04 Feb 2019, 23:03
A Mandarin Duck.
Don;t ask me why I know that, it's just one of those things that's in my weird head.
Paul
Paul K
Red Arrows
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by Paul K » 04 Feb 2019, 23:05
Yes, a Mandarin duck, native to China and Japan, or thereabouts. Beautiful plumage, squire!
FlyTexas
Red Arrows
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by FlyTexas » 05 Feb 2019, 05:02
Thanks very much for the info, fellas.
Lovely bird. I hope this isn't the "Mandarin Duck" served in Chinese restaurants.
Brian
Airspeed
The Reds & Concorde
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by Airspeed » 05 Feb 2019, 06:00
Dead clever, those Chinese, I see it carries a spare pair of flippers in its back pocket; handy to escape those underwater dragon attacks.
simondix
Vintage Pair
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Location: Redditch, Worcestershire, UK
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by simondix » 05 Feb 2019, 08:51
Yes Mandarin. Lives wild in the UK as well. The possibility is there may be more wild in the UK than in Asia. Closely related to your Carolina/Wood Duck, Brian.
Simon
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emfrat
Concorde
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Location: 50 DME West of Brisbane, Ugarapul and Kitabul country in Sunny Qld
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by emfrat » 05 Feb 2019, 09:12
Airspeed wrote: ↑ 05 Feb 2019, 06:00
Dead clever, those Chinese, I see it carries a spare pair of flippers in its back pocket; handy to escape those underwater dragon attacks.
Also a favourite with chefs, being so easy to peel
MikeW
Filonian
Red Arrows
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by Filonian » 05 Feb 2019, 12:03
FlyTexas wrote: ↑ 04 Feb 2019, 22:41
Couldn't resist building this puzzle.
Can anyone identify this duck? I've never seen one like this before.
Brian
Looks like the lesser bearded t shirt duck to me
Graham
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Filonian on 05 Feb 2019, 15:20, edited 1 time in total.
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Nigel H-J
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by Nigel H-J » 05 Feb 2019, 14:30
In all honesty I think a toddler dropped his toy duck into the water instead of the bath!!
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Tomliner
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by Tomliner » 05 Feb 2019, 16:06
With it’s long red beard I’d suggest Ducky McTavish.
EricT
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