So, my friends, we might take courage from the Wood Duck, ruffle our feathers, and leap! Not expecting to fly right away, but ...

Duck boxes provide vital nesting sites for wood ducks and other cavity-nesting species, combating habitat loss and protecting ...

Braving the cold of winter, volunteers build boxes to help wood ducks nest and hatch their young in spring. Snag editor-approved sneakers, top-rated hiking boots and other ultra-comfy styles at a rare ...

Dana Kunze is a champion diver who has held several world records for high dives of more than 170 feet. But that height is practically nothing for a wood duck chick! Many years ago, when I first saw a ...

They may have a ho-hum name, but the wood duck can easily be described as the dandy of the duck world. Nature went all out when it created this multicolored perching duck, complete with bright red ...

It's a question that never ceases in the Wood Duck Society, a storied 32-year-old nonprofit dedicated to conserving the species, mainly by teaching people all over the country how to protect hens and ...

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 ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — December marks Georgia’s hunting season for various game animals, including ducks. While hunters gear up for the season, state wildlife agencies are busy preparing habitats for ...

All diehard duck hunters have their favorite species, and they’ll usually rank them something like this: greenheads, canvasbacks, and pintails. But living and hunting in the northern half of the ...

Old Man Winter has finally relaxed his grip on a landscape that's been frozen for, well, a long time. If that isn't enough good news, consider this: Tomorrow we will receive about four more minutes of ...

In the predawn darkness, Rolf Moen, of Nisswa, and I sipped coffee and discussed what duck hunters normally mull — nothing of too much importance, which is good. This was last Saturday, Sept. 25 — the ...