Look at this cute fluff ball ❤️ 

MANDARIN DUCK Aix galericulata Santa Barbara Zoo ©Laura Quick

Mandarin ducks are sexually dimorphic and can be distinguished by their plumage and bill colors. Female mandarins are lightly colored and mostly gray. Their wings and breasts are a light brown and gray with white spots. These little females don’t get any attention though, as their male counterpart is so much more colorful.

After breeding season, males of many duck species, including Mandarin Ducks, molt the showy feathers they use to attract mates and slip into drabber attire known as eclipse plumage.

Occurs naturally in eastern China, eastern Russia and Japan; feral populations exist in parts of Europe — the majority in southeast England

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