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

These are the various ways French, Chinese, Greek, Hindi, Arabian, Hungarian, Russian, and Thai might imitate the call of a mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), probably the most common duck in the world ...

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.

Female common mergansers have pearl-gray bodies with a dazzling cinnamon-colored head that features a feathery crest on the back of the head. Seen alone they might be confused for an entirely ...

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.

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.” ...

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 ...

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.