Mandarin Duck in Salt Lake City

Dis"oriented" Mandarin Ducks
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" I photographed this on 1/5/03 at Layton City pond. The Mandarin Drake was courting the female Wood Duck. The drake courts with his chest sticking way out, like some of our overly large-egoed politicians. She was impressed and they went walking off "into the sunset" together (well into the pond, anyway)." ~ Ted Steinke Photos by Ted Steinke
	Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Male Wood Duck Aix sponsa Male & Female Layton City Pond Layton, Utah 5 Jan 2003 by Ted Steinke ©Ted Steinke
	Wood Duck Aix sponsa Female Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Male by Ted Steinke ©Ted Steinke
"Last fall and winter and even into May, 2003 I was seeing a Mandarin Duck drake at Layton City Pond. He was the only Mandarin Duck there and he was courting a female Wood Duck. She seemed quite receptive." "I lost track of him sometime last spring or summer. I haven't seen him at all in the winter of 2003-2004. I took these 3 photos of the Drake Mandarin in about Dec. 2002 or January 2003 at Layton City Pond. Someone I talked to thought that this was an escapee from either Hogle Zoo or Tracy Aviary. Last winter, on 1/4/2003, there were about 6 Mandarin Ducks at Tracy Aviary. I've attached a photo of one of those that appeared to be in eclipse plumage--at least that is what one of the attendants told me." ~ Ted Steinke
	Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Male Layton City Pond Layton, Utah Dec 02 or Jan 03 by Ted Steinke ©Ted Steinke
	Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Male Layton City Pond Layton, Utah May 2003 by Ted Steinke ©Ted Steinke
	Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Male Layton City Pond Layton, Utah May 2003 by Ted Steinke ©Ted Steinke
Mandarin Duck of a different sort?
	Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Male eclipse plumage Tracy Aviary Salt Lake City, Utah 4 Jan 2003 by Ted Steinke ©Ted Steinke
Edward van den Bergh has some interesting comments on the duck in the picture above.
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