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  "path": "/torrent-duck-photographing-in-the-roar-of-wild-water",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T17:38:52.000Z",
  "site": "https://photographylife.com",
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  "textContent": "When we think of a duck, most of us probably imagine a stocky bird with a flat beak, cruising across calm, mirror-like water. And indeed, of the 165 species of ducks known today, the vast majority fit this description. But there are four species that have chosen a very different path of making fast-flowing rivers their home. And among them, the undisputed extremist is the South American Torrent Duck, a bird whose entire existence is bound to the raging rivers cascading down the steep slopes of the high Andes.",
  "title": "Torrent Duck – Photographing in the Roar of Wild Water"
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