Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) drake hunting flies dancing over the surface of a woodland pond on a warm spring day, Forest of Dean, Glos, UK, May.

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Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) drake hunting flies dancing over the surface of a woodland pond on a warm spring day, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

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Size: 6042px × 4532px
Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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