Once nearly wiped out by overhunting and logging, nest boxes kept wood ducks from vanishing – and volunteers are still putting them up today.

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

David Watkins doesn't consider himself much of a duck hunter. He's taken two before, and would be OK if he never took another. But after seeing a few wood ducks fly near his property in York County, ...

Duck boxes provide vital nesting sites for wood ducks and other cavity-nesting species, combating habitat loss and protecting them from predators. Learn why they're crucial.

Few birds, in Ohio or anywhere else, can rival the drake wood duck for sheer gaudiness. It’s as if a team of great artists was commissioned to design and color the fowl. Rodin sculpted the graceful ...

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 ...

Braving the cold of winter, volunteers build boxes to help wood ducks nest and hatch their young in spring.

BRAINERD, MINN. — Minnesotans with eyes and ears toward the outdoors likely know about the recent passing of Don (Duckman) Helmeke. Duckman had a passion for waterfowl -- in particular wood ducks -- ...

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 ...

Wood ducks are known to lay their eggs in the nests of other birds — an act known as brood parasitism Earlier this month, wildlife artist and photographer Laurie Wolf peeped some exciting activity in ...