The bright sunshine of spring highlights the spectrum of birds in their mating plumage. The most striking in our area has to be the wood duck, a bird with colors that dazzle and a choice for nest ...

BRAINERD, MINN. — Minnesotans with eyes and ears toward the outdoors likely know about the recent passing of Don (Duckman) Helmeke. Duckman had a passion for waterfowl -- in particular wood ducks -- ...

A woman was questioning her sanity after spotting a duck perched in a tree several metres off the ground while going for a walk through Queensland bushland last week. “Shocked” by what she believed ...

JUPITER FARMS, Fla. — Wildlife artist Laurie Wolf captured an unusual image this week. An owl and a duckling side-by-side peering out from a hole in a what appears to be a tree, but she describes as a ...

One day after hatching, a baby wood duck is ready to take a remarkable leap of faith. The fluffy chick climbs to the narrow opening of its nest and peeks over the edge. Its mother paddles in a ...

Summertime is family time for only five species of the duck family in Central Missouri — a family of some 64 species that breed in North America. Only two of the five are regular breeders in our area ...

After hiking up the valley to visit his mother on the family’s land near Muscoda on March 31, Al Cornell glanced out a window and spotted a male wood duck perched in a tree about 100 feet away. The ...

Information on the availability and use of natural cavities by nesting wood ducks (Aix sponsa) in floodplain forests of the Midwest is lacking. We studied the abundance of suitable cavities and use by ...

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 ...

The drake wood duck in spring breeding plumage is probably the continent’s most beautiful waterfowl. That's pretty much a given among bird lovers, and that alone makes this duck so appreciated. But ...