Mandarin Duck (Aix Galriculata). Male in full breeding colours displaying while sitting on the in full colour on the water.

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Originally from China these birds are now breeding wild in Britain.

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Size: 3716px × 4960px
Location: Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust,Washington,Tyne and Wear, England
Photo credit: © Brian Gadsby / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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