A drake wood duck stretches his wings on a beaver pond in the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest. The scientific name for a wood duck, Aix sponsa, translates to something along the lines of “betrothed waterbird.” (Photo by Blake Richard/River News)
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If not for having seen a wood duck open its wings to unburden most everyone, I too would be a carnation which fell shut without knowing the unmitigated piles of attraction under the sun. Their overwhelming beauty blossoms into my constant pursuit of their company.
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