The world鈥檚 most beautiful duck, aka Trevor the Mandarin Duck, has been giving spectators a show in Burnaby again. Photo by John Preissl
Burnaby blew up on the tourism scene in late 2018 when a rare Mandarin Duck showed up at Burnaby Lake.
Since then, the duck has been named 鈥淭revor鈥� and shared time between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake 鈥� attracting a phalanx of tourists and nature photographers trying to catch a glimpse.
Burnaby photographer John Preissl got more than a glimpse this week after the duck had been in relative hiding during the past few months.
鈥淭wo weeks ago, I showed one of the cool Metro 麻豆传媒映画Burnaby Park Rangers the new eagles nest,鈥� Preissl said. 鈥淗e told me that he has seen the Mandarin Duck again lately at the lake. No one that we know of had seen him since last spring. We thought possibly an eagle got him. I finally got down to the lake this morning and Trevor was there. A bit skittish at first but then swam right up to me and stayed an hour directly in front of me.鈥�
鈥淭he mandarin, widely regarded as the world鈥檚 most beautiful duck, is a native of China and Japan,鈥� explains the website Living with Birds. He鈥檚 a close relative of the North American wood duck鈥搒omething Metro Vancouverites are very familiar with seeing in our local lakes and small waterways.
Check out Preissl's images and video to witness a creature some have dubbed the 鈥渨orld鈥檚 most beautiful duck.鈥�
Is the Burnaby Lake Mandarin Duck peacocking? Maybe. Photo by John Preissl
Burnaby鈥檚 Mandarin Duck. Photo by John Preissl
Photo by John Preissl
Photo by John Preissl
Photo by John Preissl
