![© Leslie J. Morris PhotoID # 13604745: Lost Falcated Duck - Should be in China](https://www.betterphoto.com/uploads/processedSourceFromOldServer/1250/1212132010081falcatedduck_65k4465_web_c.jpg)
Photographed at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge two years in a row, this Asian duck, formerly called Falcated Teal, is a very rare stray into western Alaska.
![© Leslie J. Morris PhotoID # 16025508: Mandarin Duck](https://www.betterphoto.com/uploads/processed/2241/2022Oct11-052234Mandarinduck2_c.jpg)
The mandarin duck is a perching duck species native to the East Palearctic. These ducks were photographed in Laguna Creek in Elk Grove, California. They are likely escapees from someones pong.
© Leslie J. Morris