One of the things I most enjoy about hunting wood ducks is that quest often leads to some of the most unspoiled, picturesque, stunningly beautiful wetlands the landscape has to offer. Shy and ...

The best early-season waterfowl hunting depends on scouting and understanding bird movement as the birds’ preferred food ...

Judges decided the winner of the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp contest on Friday, September 19th. I watched the livestream, along with about 1,700 other fans. James Hautman’s acrylic painting of three ...

South Florida is the only place in the world where both alligators and crocodiles exist in the same habitats. While there are ...

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1939 to provide an overwintering habitat for migrating waterfowl.

Just minutes from the bustling heart of Nashville lies a verdant paradise where time seems to slow down and nature takes center stage – Radnor Lake State Park, a 1,400-acre sanctuary that feels worlds ...

IS THE WATER in San Francisco Bay safe for swimming? Are the fish safe to eat? Are the animals who live in the water getting sick?  What are the new At the State of the Estuary Conference in Oakland, ...

Minnesota has 23 species of resident ducks and geese, and 60% of North America’s migratory birds (not just waterfowl) pass ...

BRAINERD — When duck hunting on public waters, opening-day hunters arrive in the pre-dawn, often an hour or two prior to shooting time, which is one-half hour before sunrise. The idea is to hopefully ...

If it walks, waddles and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a mallard but might be a redhead, a scaup, a canvasback, a pintail or some similar pattern. Unlike most casual observers who suffer not if ...

Above Missouri's wetlands, a drone quietly hums above flocks of migratory water birds, its camera capturing the ripples of ...

Sweet Pea the Cockatoo is feeling emotional. She's feeling the love. And the best way to express it? Well, it's by going out by the pond and yelling "I love you" to every duck she sees! Mallards, Wood ...