Believe it or not, but ducks have a reputation for the unexpected: bizarre and intricate mating anatomy. According to ...

An unusual animal has made its home in New York’s Central Park, dazzling passersby with its vibrant blues, purples, greens and gold: a Mandarin duck. This creature is far from its homeland – it’s ...

What do Wilson’s bird-of-paradise, the red-necked tanager, and the keel-billed toucan all have in common? They are all ...

I was nestled in a blind I had placed near a small pond. Through a tiny port in my hideout I saw a drake wood duck winging my way. Like a maple leaf in the wind, the wood duck — dressed in his ...

In the fall, I like to search wild places in hopes of finding birds that are migrating through central Ohio. The other day, I stumbled on a small flock of ducks, part of a species that lives in Ohio ...

Move aside, Mandarin duck: An electric-blue Great Blue Heron is the latest bird in New York’s Central Park to steal the spotlight. A photo of the majestic creature was shared on Twitter last week by ...

Want to brighten your outlook on a drab or even a sunny winter’s day? Take along a good pair of binoculars and find some open water. With any kind of luck, you should be able to spot some colorful ...

The view from duck hunter Glen Cummings' floating blind at the north end of Cayuga Lake. All the geese and ducks pictured are decoys. For more than a century, the northern end of Cayuga Lake has been ...

When waterfowl biologist George Seek visited Mo Buder at his Whistling Wings duck club in St. Charles County, it didn’t take him long to realize he was visiting a colorful character who was a symbol ...

An unusual animal has made its home in New York’s Central Park, dazzling passersby with its vibrant blues, purples, greens, and gold: a Mandarin duck. This creature is far from its homeland – it’s ...