Leap Day is recognized Feb. 29 about every four years to keep human schedules and solar movements in sync. But leap days occur annually throughout May in Wisconsin thanks to an army of conservation ...

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 ...

Because wood ducks nest in cavities, they take readily to nest boxes. The construction and placement of boxes for this species is a traditional conservation project across the country. This activity ...

Uh oh! Mama is fuming! The female Black-Bellied Whistling Duck wanted a little privacy with her babies and she wasn’t afraid to show it. That’s what one man realized when he opened up his “duck box” ...

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, ...

Roger Strand grew up as an avid duck hunter, but now it's April in place of October that is his favorite month of the year. He's been maintaining nesting boxes for wood ducks beginning with his first ...

As we push forward in these uncertain times, one thing for certain is the migration of birds is underway. Waterfowl are making their way back from the wintering grounds in large numbers. Both ducks ...

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 ...

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 ...