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— Friday, February 4th, 2022 —
Welcome to 🦜 The Flyer 🦜 by Flying Colors
Each Friday we share original content written by the Flying Colors team, fascinating stories & tidbits from the world of birding, curated bird-related products we discover in our research and travels, epic bird photos taken by our community members, and more.
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Bird of the Week: Mandarin Duck
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Found in East Asia and Western Europe
In the fall of 2018, a bird known as the “Hot Duck” took New York City by storm. Central Park had a rare visitor that thousands flocked to see: a migrating Mandarin Duck. The dazzling male duck—with a colorful, brilliantly patterned head, bright orange “sail fins,” and a pink bill—is a rare visitor to the United States (he likely escaped or was released from captivity), and he paddled around the park for weeks, gathering fans and headlines across the world.
Fun fact: The Mandarin Duck population is quite healthy in its native East Asia, and has established populations in Western Europe, so maybe take a trip to go see one rather than waiting for the next one to pop up in Manhattan.
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A Product We Love
Unique and worthy products from the wide world of birding you might enjoy.
Saw-whet Owl corduroy hat from Bird Collective. You can also find hats depicting the Golden Eagle, Chickadee, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and more. Bird Collective donates a portion of the profits of this collection to nonprofit HawkWatch International and other bird conservation groups. $35
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Your Shot
An amazing bird photo taken by one of our community members. Submit yours to hello@flyingcolors.co to be considered for an upcoming edition!
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No brigadier throughout the year
So civic as the jay.
A neighbor and a warrior too,
With shrill felicity
Pursuing winds that censure us
A February day,
The brother of the universe
Was never blown away.
– “The Blue Jay” by Emily Dickinson
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About Us
Flying Colors makes premium organic wild bird food, offering ethically sourced, toxin-free seeds and nuts of the highest quality to nourish wild birds of all types and inspire birders of all ages. Each specialty blend and single origin creation is rigorously sourced & researched, and every jar is produced with love & packaged by hand in small batches in New York's Hudson Valley and tested in our own backyards.
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