01 Nov 2018

There’s a Mandarin Duck Visiting New York’s Central Park

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Mandarin Duck ((Aix galericulata), native to East Asia, photographed in Central Park by Dennis Newsham.

NewYork.CBSLocal.com:

A rare duck is going viral online after finding a new home in New York City.

The Mandarin duck, known for its multicolored feathers and hot pink bill, is native to East Asia. The big question: Why is it here, in the middle of Manhattan?

Photographer Dennis Newsham can’t get enough of the duck.

“I took a couple hundred [pictures] because it’s a rare bird and I was trying to get some action shots, and I got some of it flying,” Newsham said.

The Harlem man isn’t the only one flocking to the park to get a glimpse.

The bird was first spotted on Oct. 10th and videotaped in a now viral video.

Since then, New Yorkers and tourists are swarming to the pond in the southeast corner of the park near 59th and Fifth.

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Karen Myers

It’s banded. Hasn’t anyone checked the label?



ed in texas

It’s there shopping for real estate. Or a university fellowship.



scruff

waiting to drop anchor ducklings.



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