Topekan Byron Porter shot photos late last month of the multicolored mandarin duck that's been spending time in Topeka's Washburn Park at 2810 S.W. 10th Ave. "The colors that he's got are just insane, ...

I spent a lot of years chasing poachers and outlaws during my career as a duck cop. And during that time I developed a gigantic love for all waterfowl. I was a pushover for the Canada goose, ...