Not a satisfying shot

I could photograph this female Mandarin Duck with such an ease. But I am not really happy about it. Why? Because she was lazily lying on the grass just 5 ft away from me. She's become so tame as the result of repeated feeding by people. She's lost her wild instincts, which makes me sad. Mandarin Ducks are usually really shy and wary of humans. That's how they should be.

Excessive feeding by man often causes epidemics among the birds attracted to feeding sites. We should think twice about feeding wild animals in general. It is best not to artificially attract them to human food and not to rob them of the chance to explore their natural and thus healthier food.