BirdNote®: Frank Bellrose and the Wood Ducks

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Sometimes all you need is the dedication of a few individuals to help protect a species and reverse its decline. As BirdNote®’s Mary McCann discovered, that was the case with a man named Frank Bellrose and the wood ducks he so loved.
(Photo: Tom Grey ©)

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