And then there were three: three half-grown wood ducks, survivors from a hatch of 25 eggs. The hen began motherhood with a flotilla of ducklings swimming behind her. Prior to nesting season, we had ...

A final report for 2023 at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve shows that more wood duck eggs are being laid and more of those eggs are hatching. The information bears out earlier studies, which showed a ...

Cameras provide new insights for science This voyeur's look into wood duck life has provided some surprises. Stand once awoke in the middle of the night and turned on his camera monitor to peek at a ...

A wood duck hen and her six ducklings have made my fish pond their home since early July. Although it’s a small pond, the hen and ducklings are skilled at hiding themselves among cattails and lily ...

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 ...

With its swanky pompadour and rainbow-hued plumage, the wood duck looks like it’s part peacock, part Elvis impersonator. But you won’t catch this Michigan native flashing its feathers in a tropical ...

2005-05-08 04:00:00 PDT Near Gridley, Butte County-- Judy Oswald climbed a stepladder, inched the lid off a large nest box attached to a steel pole, peered inside and gingerly inserted her hand. A ...

In this photo a female wood duck, called a hen, swims ahead of a male wood duck, called a drake. The drake is one of North America's most colorful birds. The range of colors on his head alone is quite ...

WATERFOWL -- Wood ducks nest in tree cavities (or nest boxes) high above the ground, but the chicks leave the nest before they can fly. It's just another amazing feat of nature that --just one day ...

Video from a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources trail camera is Example A of the, uh, flight of wood ducklings this time of year. Upon closer inspection of the trailcam video on the Minnesota ...

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 ...

Another study in a series on Wood Ducks at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve has found that 2024 was a productive year for the birds, with record-high nesting attempts, eggs laid, eggs hatched, and ...