Mid-June, and a few days ago we saw a wood duck with two tiny chicks on Moose Lake. Another female with two fluffy ones came through my home pond, going downstream. That’s always fun. But it got more ...

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, in Kathryn Albertson Park. They love to hang out under the ...

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 ...

Wood ducks nest seasonally in forested areas across North America from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern tier of states. From southern British Columbia, a narrow strip of breeding ...

Female wood ducks possess an overwhelming urge to return to the place of their birth, often homing to the same cavity where they were hatched. But because the male follows the hen to her natal area, 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 ...

Wood ducks are usually thought of as nesting along woodland waterways, which they do. But they recently have adapted to raising young along streams and creeks in Lancaster County farmland as well.

December marks Georgia’s hunting season for various game animals, including ducks. While hunters gear up for the season, ...