Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) drake perched by a potential nest site, a tree hole in an English oak (Quercus robur), Forest of Dean, Gloucs, UK.

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Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) drake perched by a potential nest site, a tree hole in an ancient English oak (Quercus robur) in Spring, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

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Size: 3016px × 4021px
Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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