Duck breeding season in the southern United States typically begins by February, at the same time that legal duck hunting ends. This came as a relief to my neighbor’s 9-year-old son whose pet duck had ...

Wood ducks are a common sight on Louisiana waterways during winter and spring; however, they were not always so common. According to The TECHE Project in the early 1900s, the wood duck population was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you decide to build your own or purchase a duck boxes help address habitat loss for cavity-nesting duck species. Nic Bray, ...

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.

SALEM TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Michigan has named the wood duck as the state's very first official duck, a bird that turns heads with its rare beauty and ...

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, ...

LANSING, MI – Now, they are among Michigan’s most hunted waterfowl, with male wood ducks described as one of the most beautiful birds in the world. But only a few generations ago, the wood duck was ...

The rise of the North American Wood Duck is a modern wildlife success story. These beautiful waterfowl were brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to outdoorsmen. Wildlife Forever reminds ...