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Mandarin ducks are too pretty to be real: (Original Post)
tblue37
Apr 2023
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Fla Dem
(24,278 posts)1. Nature is so beautiful!
Bayard
(22,586 posts)2. I've always wanted some for our pond,
But they're very expensive--especially when a fox decides to take one. There are also solid white ones.
LakeArenal
(29,034 posts)3. Same for this guy. He seems like a Disney animatronic.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/x1fCH7WQ/9-CA9013-C-BF22-4-F95-9546-76074-E07-F55-D.png)
wendyb-NC
(3,410 posts)4. They are
So many exquisite and wonderful creatures out there.
burrowowl
(17,698 posts)5. Kick!
KS Toronado
(17,865 posts)6. With that red beard/mustache
Is this an Irish Mandarin duck?
spooky3
(34,696 posts)7. Why do I hear 80s music when I see this beautiful duck? Nt
liberalla
(9,365 posts)8. Beautiful!
LudwigPastorius
(9,499 posts)9. "Mandarin ducks are too pretty to be real"
![](https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/53bc6c67a923ddc669000242/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/spectacular.gif)
republianmushroom
(14,659 posts)10. Mother natures beauty
TNNurse
(6,968 posts)11. I showed the still photo to my husband
and then when I hit play he said..."Oh, it is real"
nvme
(860 posts)12. I prefer Peking Duck
much more flavorful