Yes, the wood duck is pure beauty and uniqueness in many ways. Between the antics of the drakes and the pure business attitude of the hens, we are almost certain to have them around for a long ...

The aptly named wood duck is one of a half-dozen species of North American fowl that utilize cavities for nesting. In Ohio, the common and hooded mergansers are the only other cavity-nesting ducks.

Q: I snapped a photo of a female hooded merganser leading her ducklings in the water. But here’s the strange part: They weren’t all the same species as their mother — some were wood ducks, some were ...

Wood ducks are thriving today in wetland areas across the United States. But this wasn't always the case, according to a new regional blog post from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Once ...

Wood Duck Whereabouts In addition to tree cavities, human-made nest boxes are popular with this species. Wood ducks begin arriving in this area each February, then nest from March to July.

The wood duck is one of seven species of North American ducks that regularly nest in natural cavities. The others are the hooded and common mergansers, common and Barrow’s goldeneyes, bufflehead ...

But here we are in 2022, with the Federal Duck Stamp having raised $1.1 billion for wetlands since 1934 and Pittman-Robertson adding another $15 billion to wildlife restoration since 1937, and ...

Wood ducks are a common sight on Louisiana waterways during winter and spring; however, they were not always so common. According to The TECHE Project in the early 1900s, the wood duck population ...

A male Wood duck is spotted earlier this month with his new female Mallard in Central Park, and the two are reportedly finding love. David Barrett of Manhattan Bird Alert “It’s unusual for a ...

A wood duck flipping back and forth as it comes in to land is as tricky a shot as you’ll get in duck hunting. Focus on the bird’s head and shoot instinctively.

Back then most wood duck boxes were set in trees, and Duckman's washer was an especially valuable aid in achieving that chore. What's unique about the washer is that it has a keyhole-shaped center ...

His own passion for wood ducks is well known. He maintains nearly 100 wood duck houses on his Stoney Ridge Farm near Sibley State Park, which he opens every year for the Prairie Pothole Day event.