One day after hatching, a baby wood duck is ready to take a remarkable leap of faith. The fluffy chick climbs to the narrow opening of its nest and peeks over the edge. Its mother paddles in a ...

The reminder comes after a driver stopped on I-694 to save ducks this week and posted on social media how the State Patrol frowned on the action. A driver on Interstate 694 in Little Canada this week ...

At least eight baby wood ducks were saved from a storm drain near 7th Street and 15th Avenue in East Moline and reunited with their mother Monday afternoon after they were found by a Quad City ...

One of the most colorful birds at Wildlife Recovery Association's Little Swamp Sanctuary is the wood duck. Wood ducks stand out from other duck species in a couple ways. These ducks never quack.

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 ...

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter Farms is currently caring for Maybelline, a wood duck surrendered by a family who kept her as a pet. Maybelline's case highlights the harm in keeping wild animals ...

When it comes to cute and cuddly-looking animals, baby ducks are often at the top of the list. That's because most of these birds start off with soft and delicate-looking down feathers, giving them a ...

Question: There are large bird houses on the shores of the lake I fish. Are these wood duck houses, and do they really help the duck population? Answer: They are probably wood duck nesting boxes, and ...

GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) — For more than two decades the baby duck slide has been synonymous with the Appalachian Fair. People wait for hours at the Barnyard Nursery to watch hundreds of ducklings go down ...

Baby Duck’s Nap in the Sun Is the Definition of Cozy originally appeared on PetHelpful. Cuteness overload! Is there anything better than a baby duck? What about a sleeping baby duck — what about a ...

Wild populations of the rare Maccoa duck, an African wetland species, have been dwindling for decades. There numbers are estimated at only 5,000 wild individuals. But the United Kingdom’s Chester Zoo ...