Crazy story that happened today involving a wood duck

I was working today. I had just finished delivering to some of my businesses, and i was parked behind some of them next to a telephone pole to deliver to the apartments that are directly south. Something caught my eye as I got out of my truck to make some deliveries. I looked down to see a wood duck hen laying dead on the ground with what looked like a gash in one side of her breast. After a few seconds of staring at her in disbelief, I looked around to see if I could see feathers on the ground, or another bird, or whatever. After I saw none of those things, I did what most Southern guys would do...I nudged her with my foot. When I did that, I noticed she hadn't gone stiff yet. That told me she had died within the previous 20 minutes or so. I then called a friend of mine that owns one of the businesses across the street from me. He answered the phone and I asked if he wanted a wood duck. After pausing for a few seconds, and asking me what I was talking about he ended up coming over to see if I was bullshittin him. We threw around ideas about what happened we figured out that she had flown into the electrical wire and died from the voltage. I looked closer and realized some of the feathers were singed a bit, so it made sense. He then told me he would keep her in his fridge at work if I wanted to pick her up from him when I got off. I agreed, and picked her up at the end of my day. I guess the electricity did a number on her, because she went bad before i could get her home, so I just threw her in a gulley at my inlaws house.


Sorry the story is so long. I just had to get it out to my fellow Outdoor Board brethren.