A final report for 2023 at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve shows that more wood duck eggs are being laid and more of those eggs are hatching. The information bears out earlier studies, which showed a ...

My job was finding ducks for the youth weekend, and I’d struck out all day until my last stop—a shallow wetland with a thick clump of willows in the middle. It didn’t seem like a wood duck spot to me, ...

With its swanky pompadour and rainbow-hued plumage, the wood duck looks like it’s part peacock, part Elvis impersonator. But you won’t catch this Michigan native flashing its feathers in a tropical ...

One of the most colorful birds at Wildlife Recovery Association's Little Swamp Sanctuary is the wood duck. Wood ducks stand out from other duck species in a couple ways. These ducks never quack.

The teal boiled over the far edge of the Arkansas ricefield, each flock a giant smudge on the horizon that formed and dissipated and reformed into the shapes of giant black commas and dark towering ...

I spent a lot of years chasing poachers and outlaws during my career as a duck cop. And during that time I developed a gigantic love for all waterfowl. I was a pushover for the Canada goose, ...

The mallard is the No. 1 duck in Minnesota waterfowlers' bags because of its statewide prevalence. Its large size and the drake's florid coloring contribute to its trophy status among many ...