They often swim freely in the water, only to see the webbed between the mandarin ducks' toes pushing back, and after a while, they swim more than ten meters. They are true swimmers.

Sometimes, when you throw a rock into the water, the mandarin duck will immediately hear the sound and swim out quickly.

The appearance of mandarin ducks.

The male mandarin duck has bright and gorgeous feathers, and the forehead and top of the head are emerald green. The neck consists of copper-red, green, white and maroon feathers.

The overall plumage is light brown, and the feathers on the upper chest and the sides of the chest are purple-brown.

The female mandarin duck has simple body feathers, mainly gray-brown, pure white belly feathers, and no crest feathers.

The living habits of mandarin ducks.

Migration.

Adaptive behavior to cyclical changes in environmental factors and seasonal changes in climate is the main reason for the migration of migratory birds.

Habit.

Good at swimming and diving, walking on the ground is also very good, in addition to water activities, they often go to land activities and foraging. Very alert, taking off immediately and making a high-pitched sound when encountering people or other disturbances.

Living environment.

Their nests are generally built in mountain streams, large tree holes near pools, or in tree holes in swamps and plateaus. The entrance of the cave is about 10 to 15 meters above the ground.

Food.

Types of food often vary with season and habitat. Animal food is the main food during the breeding season, while the winter food is almost exclusively the nuts of plants such as oaks.

Breed.

The egg-laying and hatching work of the mandarin duck is undertaken by the female bird. Mandarin ducks typically lay 7 to 12 eggs per litter, sometimes more. It is round, without spots, very clean, and weighs about 0.045 to 0.052 kg.

Mandarin ducks like to play in the water very much.

When they get tired, they will swim slowly to the beach by the rock or stream, and then go ashore to rest.

At this time, you will see mandarin ducks in pairs, lying side by side, looking very close.

Mandarin ducks spend about half their time in the water, why do they like to be in the water?

1. Security.

In order to deter predators as much as possible, mandarin ducks place their main activity area in the center of the water, away from land, at least to avoid most predators that hunt birds on land.

2. Nature.

Because the mandarin duck is a bird under the duck family, and the duck family is the best swimming among the whole birds, they belong to swimming birds.

The mandarin duck is a symbol of happiness and beauty, and people often use it to express their beautiful ideals and wishes.