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 -- ...

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

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PINE GROVE – It’s no contest – the wood duck is Pennsylvania’s most brilliantly colored duck, with deep chestnut toned breast feathers, a vibrant yellow-orange beak and eye rings and its sleek ...

Condo cleanup time Even though it’s still early winter, now is the time for Lowcountry residents in appropriate settings to install wood duck boxes and for those who have existing ones to clean out ...

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the South Carolina State Chapter of Ducks Unlimited and the South Carolina Department of Corrections, will continue the construction and ...

If you were to argue that wood ducks are the most beautiful ducks on earth, you wouldn’t be wrong. They’re beauties, they just are. A recent tweet, not a quack, announced that a few of these birds had ...

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 ...

You've no doubt heard the saying "it takes a village to raise a child." I know from personal experience how powerful a supportive community can be to human development. The concept also applies to ...