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O’Malley… you’re looking SO different after your molt! Are you sure you’re the same duck?

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Your feathers used to be darker and more uniform. But now they’ve grown in all salt-and-pepper.

They must change over the year, because last October you also had a salt-and-pepper crest, too.
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Hmm… and in July 2007, your crest was dark again. Interesting.
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I guess your new crest just takes a little getting used to, O’Malley. But it’s super handsome.

Love,

XOXOX

Mom