Sherdley Park

Two pairs of Manadarins in Sherdley Park today. Perhaps these are some of the birds which visited Eccleston Mere last year. They really are stunning birds. Year 140


The males are so spectacular, and catch the eye so much, that it's easy to overlook the fact that there is also a female in both of these photos! This is the pair behaving naturally and being almost as wild as a Mandarin can be in the UK.


This is one of the males coming to bread! A bit plastic perhaps, but I reckon they're a great addition to our avifauna.