As winter relinquishes its grasp on Eastern Iowa, we will soon see our lakes and rivers open to a plethora of colorful ducks. As many as 24 regular duck species will potentially dabble in shallow ...

In the fall, I like to search wild places in hopes of finding birds that are migrating through central Ohio. The other day, I stumbled on a small flock of ducks, part of a species that lives in Ohio ...

I was nestled in a blind I had placed near a small pond. Through a tiny port in my hideout I saw a drake wood duck winging my way. Like a maple leaf in the wind, the wood duck — dressed in his ...

Habitat: You name it – Europe, Asia, north Africa, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand The more we find out about ducks, especially mallards, the more it seems Moore was as ahead of his time ...

An unusual animal has made its home in New York’s Central Park, dazzling passersby with its vibrant blues, purples, greens and gold: a Mandarin duck. This creature is far from its homeland – it’s ...

The males have bright orange, blue, green, and purple feathers and present one of nature’s most colourful spectacles. Females appear more plain, with soft grey and white colours that perfectly ...

The view from duck hunter Glen Cummings' floating blind at the north end of Cayuga Lake. All the geese and ducks pictured are decoys. For more than a century, the northern end of Cayuga Lake has been ...