Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata) are easy to identify with their warty red head markings.They are larger than many other ...

Sea birds like long-tailed ducks can be seen on Minnesota's northern waters like Lake Superior in winter. Listen for their distinctive calls, which some describe as a yodel.

As exotic as the wood duck may seem, it is a common bird in our parts. But it wasn’t always so. During the Wild West days of unregulated market hunting, the bird’s fate appeared much grimmer.

Common eiders are the largest of all Northern Hemisphere sea ducks. Like the King eider, they are diving ducks who prefer shellfish, which they forage for in rocks along ocean shores with “long ...

A large flock of red-winged blackbirds and common grackles arrived that morning. Suddenly, the yard was full of songs and the murmur of hundreds of birds talking about their plans for the day. It was ...

While hunting isn’t a contest, it certainly is a challenge, and we make mistakes. Deer and elk detect the slightest scent change, and turkeys react to movement like Neo in “The Matrix.” ...

By far the most common duck on this day was the canvasback. Perhaps 2-3,000 were in the vicinity. While “cans” also eat fish, a staple of the diet is wild celery, an aquatic plant.

BEMIDJI — For the first time in more than a half-century mallards were not the most common duck shot by Minnesota waterfowl hunters in 2022 — topped by both blue-winged teal and ring-necked ducks.