A special friend stopped by to wish you a happy holiday!

Last month, Jim Taber of Granite State Independent Living and past Bulletin Board fame, snapped this photo of a male hooded merganser, whom we took the liberty of naming “Ducky.”

Ducky may have stopped by last month, but he requested we save him for our Christmas issue. (Or we just didn’t have space for Ducky in weeks past.) Either way, if Ducky were here right now, this is what he would say:

“Happy holidays to all. Hope your days are full of joy and duck-free food. I hear that ham is on sale this time of year.”