Mandarin splashabout
I love a Mandarin Duck shot. I decide to lie on the ground and get my camera as low to the water as possible without getting it wet.
![Mandarin Duck - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mandarin-Duck-The-Hall-of-Einar-1-1-725x483.jpg)
They’re little stunners, aren’t they?
![Mandarin Duck - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mandarin-Duck-The-Hall-of-Einar-2-725x483.jpg)
One decides to have a full bath with splashing, flapping, ducking and preening.
![Mandarin Duck - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mandarin-Duck-The-Hall-of-Einar-12-725x483.jpg)
It’s quite a spectacular show.
![Mandarin Duck - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mandarin-Duck-The-Hall-of-Einar-11-725x484.jpg)
It was great fun to be there to witness it.