The adult male wood duck is by far the most colorful and ornamented ... even if it’s just a duck walking around on tree branches. Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith won’t seek reelection.

The male wood duck has an iridescent “slicked-back” crest, red eyes, a bill striped with yellow, red, white and black, a bright-white “bridle” and boldly colored feathers on its body and ...