Extravagant Eccentricity, Birds

Passmoore, Works Of Alexander & I.V.

The Sarah P. Duke Gardens lost a treasure when its last Mandarin Duck vanished. Foxes, they told me. Aix galericulata belongs to the pantheon of aesthetic wonders shared by such miracles of nature as Nepenthes, Cattleya, and Siberian Tigers. This one was a bit disheveled. Perhaps the lack of competition relaxed his preening compulsion; he was the only male of his species present. Series Description: Seeing interesting birds is an addictive habit. Bird watching vacations, bird watching tours, world travel... all expensive habits that go in tandem.