# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CcSzisPqcO5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73499240-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/431398c102.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-04-13T14:01:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Ready for my close up 📸

The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is considered one of the most beautiful birds in the world. Only males have a colourful and dazzling appearance, while females have grey or cream-coloured feathers with bills to match.

#EarthCapture by steve34owen.
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#bbcearth #ducks #mandarinduck #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #amazinganimals #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers

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## Tags

mandarinduck, earthlovers, naturelovers, bbcearth, amazinganimals, wildlifephotography, nature, earth, naturephotography, earthcapture, ducks, wildlife

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