Mandarin

[Rustydon]

A pair of Mandarin that were lurking in the poor light of the pond undergrowth:

Canon 7D2; 420mm; ISO 2000; f/6.3; 1/200s




Russ

 

[holty]

lovely colours

 

[JohnC6]

Well done,Russ (re poor light) Not too much e re ISO. The male is very colourful but I really like the subtle shades on the female.

 

[Leroy4bz]

First one is a corker! I’m yet to encounter one of these. Beautiful bird.

 

[Rustydon]

lovely colours

Many thanks Holty - the male does have striking colours

Well done,Russ (re poor light) Not too much e re ISO. The male is very colourful but I really like the subtle shades on the female.

Comments much appreciated, John - I agree re female subtle colouration, but I must say the bright colours on the male are rather spectacular

Russ

 

[Rustydon]

First one is a corker! I’m yet to encounter one of these. Beautiful bird.

- Many thanks Leroy, glad you like them
- the male has fantastic feather detail and colour - definitely worth seeking out!

Russ

 

[torchy]

Two nice images Russ and as always great to see.

 

[Rustydon]

Two nice images Russ and as always great to see.

- Cheers David - they are great to observe; a shame this pair would not venture into better light

Russ

 

[the black fox]

nice pair russ

 

[Rustydon]

nice pair russ

- Cheers Jeff
- I tried to show 2 different types of pose for this pair of Mandarins, to display their best features.

Russ

 

[steady eddy]

Nice pair of shots Russ & as usual you`ve done great with the light you had.

 

[Rustydon]

Many thanks, Edward - comments appreciated

Russ