I'm In Love With A Duck

There he is, my love.  Unfortunately, he is already paired up.  This is "Woody", the wood duck.  Isn't he a handsome fellow?  He is so lovely and looks painted.  Surely feathers couldn't recreate these colors and patterns.

And a couple of my loves are getting brave enough to come up on the bank and eat bread.  Still not as brave as the geese or mallards, but getting there.

Is it wrong to want to be there when he molts so I might get some of those beautiful feathers?  Is it wrong to want to just stand him on my desk and stroke him?

There he is, my love.