Peggy and I walked our near trail after work and were stunned to see one gorgeous wood duck drake in a pond we walk by. I didn't have my camera—a lesson I learn every time I leave my camera home. But this is what we saw, one of the most beautiful of all ducks.
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By BS Thurner Hof (Own work) [
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