Spring Quacker!

“Please, come back,” said the Mandarin Duck to the Mallard. “I know I look a bit different, but I’m just a lonely duck looking for a friend...”

Walking home through from the docs and the library this morning, I spotted this beautiful solitary Mandarin duck swimming on the River Chew in the park. He was swimming up and down, following all the other ducks around, but they were doing their best to shun him. I’ve never seen him before, I wonder where he came from. I hope he finds a friend...

(I shall return another day with my camera with the better zoom, in the hope of getting a closer shot.)