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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Wood ducks are thriving today in wetland areas across the United States ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you decide to build your own or purchase a duck boxes help address habitat loss for cavity-nesting duck species. Nic Bray, ...

Wood ducks nest seasonally in forested areas across North America from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern tier of states. From southern British Columbia, a narrow strip of breeding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fascinating wildlife video is going viral after TikTok user Nick shared a moment that left thousands of viewers both surprised ...

Anyone who's seen them knows how stunning wood ducks are. The male's iridescent green and purple head, white stripes, red eyes and deep reddish-brown chest have even led some to proclaim that the wood ...

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 ...

Wood ducks are known to lay their eggs in the nests of other birds — an act known as brood parasitism Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering ...

They may have a ho-hum name, but the wood duck can easily be described as the dandy of the duck world. Nature went all out when it created this multicolored perching duck, complete with bright red ...

They look as if a wood carver with an unexpired creative license created them in a fit of imagination. The male’s green crest sweeps back over its head like an emerald green helmet with white piping.

I participated in the iconic New Englander migration south to Florida during winter break last week. It hasn’t been a particularly cold winter but it did feel good to be in the sun, and, even better ...