Amid the stark silhouettes of winter branches, a hooded crow perches in contemplative silence. Its feathers, dark and matted from rain or foraging, reveal a…

Beneath the soft light of a misty morning, the male mallard stands in quiet elegance. His iridescent green head gleams like polished jade—an evolutionary beacon…

As dusk falls over the urban waterscape, a mute swan holds its quiet vigil. Its long, sinuous neck forms a graceful arc—poised, watchful, deliberate. Though…