Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) female looking down as it forages for fallen acorns submerged in a woodland pond, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK

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Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) female looking down as it forages for fallen acorns submerged in a woodland pond, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, January.

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Size: 5467px × 3644px
Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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