The Mandarin
I’ve always wanted to SEE a mandarin duck. Well, as it turns out, there’s one in the aviary at Gulf State Park.
I photographed this little guy on a cold, windy day in 2023 – mid-morning, too, which means I had to wait for him to get in a little shade to photograph what I wanted.
I got him and painted him as part of my series of waterfowl art images. 1 of 3 so far. Definitely planning on more. One of the three you will never see. It was made exclusively for a little boy named Parker.