a slice of mandarin

Last Saturday, on my way to watch a friend race on the river, I spotted this female Mandarin among the barges at Furnival Gardens. I don't know if it is the same one I saw in February, and mentioned in this post, but, if not, it's her body double. I took photos on my way back home, on my way there the branch she's perched on was at water level.




I had previously seen her (difficult to imagine that there are that many of them lurking about around Fulham) in February, preening on the foreshore.



I like how the water appears to be boiling around her, but also how clear it was.



The difference between her two wings is fairly obvious this way.




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