A male Mandarin Duck swimming in profile on rippling water. The duck’s complex plumage includes a dark crest, white eye-stripe, ruff of orange feathers, and its characteristic orange "sail" feathers rising from its back. The background is a dazzling, blurred expanse of vibrant golden-orange light reflecting off the water’s surface, creating a warm, painterly effect behind the bird.

A male Mandarin Duck swimming in profile on rippling water. The duck’s complex plumage includes a dark crest, white eye-stripe, ruff of orange feathers, and its characteristic orange "sail" feathers rising from its back. The background is a dazzling, blurred expanse of vibrant golden-orange light reflecting off the water’s surface, creating a warm, painterly effect behind the bird.