Mandarin Ducks, closely related to the North American Wood Ducks, are native to China and Japan. The male sports the bright and colorful plumage, while the female is more muted. When the male molts, after the mating season, the only difference in appearance from the female is the bright red beak! As Audubon.org put it, βheβs going to trade in his technicolor dreamcoat for, basically, khakis.β β£ Despite the closeness of the relationship with the wood duck, they are the only two in the genus, no hybrids have ever been recorded. This is because the mandarin has a chromosome aberrance that makes it impossible for it to produce hybrids with other ducks. 2014 Hawaiian Adventure Tour with @gocollette β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ ππ» π₯ππ π ππ£ππππ π₯πππ₯ πππππ€ ππ¦π ππππ₯π€ β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ ππ» π½π πππ π¨ @julieannb_travelin_photos ππ π£ πππππͺ ππππ₯π€ πππ π‘ππ π₯π π€ β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’⒠𦦠ππ π₯π ππ π£ ππͺ π€ππ π π₯π₯ππ£ π‘ππ π₯π ππͺ ππππππππ π π π₯ππ ππππ ππ ππͺ πππ - πππ ππππ ππ π£ ππ π£π 𦦠β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #mandarinducks #mandarinduckspair #colorfulducks #featheredfriends #wewilltravelagain #travelfromhome #virtualtravel #creativecontentbuilders #travelphotographersociety #travelholic #travelphotographer #travelshots #travelcaptures #travelpassion #traveltherenext #thetraveltribe #worldofwanderlust #travelhappy #travelgirlscollective #travelbloggervibes #travelphotoblog #adventureenthusiasts #takemoreadventures #wandermore #travelgirlshub #travelette #travelphotooftheday #travelgrammer #femalephotographersnetwork #julieannbloniaszphotography (at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfu1WyhI7S/?igshid=vvngbshhm8dp
