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A male mandarin duck stands on a moss-covered rock at the edge of a calm inlet, with a softly blurred stone breakwater and open water behind it beneath a pale…

Mandarin Duck at the Harbour Mouth

A drake mandarin duck resting on a mossy stone at the mouth of a quiet harbour inlet under soft overcast light.

mandarin duckmoss-covered rockcalm inletstone breakwateropen waterhazy sky
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Authentic nature photograph, landscape 8:5. A single wild drake mandarin duck rests on a moss-covered weathered stone at the edge of a calm tidal inlet near a harbour mouth, body in profile, head slightly turned, relaxed and still. Accurate anatomy, realistic feather detail: orange sail feathers, chestnut cheek ruff, white crescent over the eye. Soft overcast diffuse light, warm pale hazy sky suggesting the first hot day of the year, gentle ripples reflecting silvery grey. Background softly blurred: a low stone breakwater and the open mouth of the harbour fading into haze, no boats, no people. Duck placed in the left third, open water space to the right. 400mm telephoto, shallow depth of field, natural colours, subtle sensor grain, quiet documentary feel. No text, no logos.

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