Search Results for “mandarin” – David at the HALL of EINAR

Mandarin splashabout

I love a Mandarin Duck shot. I decide to lie on the ground and get my camera as low to the water …

The light’s just right. And so is the duck. Photographs of Mandarin Ducks just never get old. Unlike me. After lying down …

The RSPB say there are 2,300 breeding pairs of Aix galericulata, the Mandarin Duck, in the UK. I’m very glad about that. …

There’s a male Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata, steaming towards me over the lake: It’s hard to imagine the evolutionary pressures which have …

Mandarins are so spectacular it’s hard to believe they’re real, but, as with everything in the natural world, it’s more spectacular than …

Mandarin Ducks are one of the most spectacular birds in existence. They are originally from the Far East and were introduced to …

You may know Peter Tatchell best for his views on reducing the age of consent and on sexual relationships with children. He’s …

There’s a beautiful Feral Pigeon in glorious sunlight in the town centre. The iridescence is glorious. It’s a structural colour rather than …

My Italian life in 2019 started in January with a whale of a murmuration with a raptor on its tail. Just click …

2019 has seen me explore Devon a little more. I’ve been out onto Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor a few times to enjoy …

There’s a Wood Duck in the park at Villa Doria Pamphilj. I’ve not seen one before. I won’t forget seeing one: Aren’t …

2017 was when I embarked upon my quest with gusto. Which quest? To find all the animals, plants and fungi I wrote …

There’s a beautiful pair of Mandarin Ducks on the pond. It’s worrying me though that there seems to be something wrong with …

Female Mandarin Ducks are stunningly beautiful birds. Yet, because their plumage is so subtle, their crest so sleek and their male counterparts …