*The wood duck that hatched and imprinted on Brian and flew beside the jet ski!
A Wood Duck hatched
Imprinted on Brian
Its family differed from ours
tom tenbrunsel
A Carl Sandburg Writer
Author’s Note: For one brief thrilling moment I reached out and touched wildlife, the Wood Duck that had imprinted on Brian. It would perch on the back porch railing and watch intently as we went down to the dock on Lake Murray. And the moment the jet ski started up, it a hurry it would scurry from its perch and fly alongside our jet ski. It would fly with us wherever/whenever we went. It would fly then move to the wind stream coming over the front of the jet ski and glide and rest and glide. Flying right beside me on the back of the jet ski, I felt it’s powerful wings inches from my head and reached out and barely touched the sharpness of the Wood Duck’s powerful flapping wing tips. I snapped this photo of the magnificent duck. It was a moment close to nature I will never forget. I will never forget the wood duck that could, and called us family.
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