Mandarin Male Courting Wood Duck Female
We thought this was an interesting pair. Mandarin ducks are capable of breeding with Wood ducks to produce infertile hybrids. The Mandarin duck is native to east Asia. Isolated populations exist in the United States from escaping captive birds. There is a free-flying feral population of several hundred mandarins in Sonoma County, California. We spotted two Mandarin Males head bobbing and courting Wood duck females. Female Wood Ducks and Female Mandarin Ducks share many physical similarities.
Mandarin Male Courting Wood Duck Female
We thought this was an interesting pair. Mandarin ducks are capable of breeding with Wood ducks to produce infertile hybrids. The Mandarin duck is native to east Asia. Isolated populations exist in the United States from escaping captive birds. There is a free-flying feral population of several hundred mandarins in Sonoma County, California. We spotted two Mandarin Males head bobbing and courting Wood duck females. Female Wood Ducks and Female Mandarin Ducks share many physical similarities.