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 ...
Look around the Mississippi flyway this fall, and you may see the greater or lesser scaup ("SKOPP"). Scaups are diving ducks that can fully submerge and swim underwater for food.
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 ...
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 in Cass County on ...
A trail camera captured wood duck ducklings “raining” down onto the forest floor in Minnesota. Screengrab from video shared by Minnesota Fish & Wildlife. A trail camera in the Minnesota woods captured ...
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 ...
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Ducks are mysterious, which is part of their attraction. By species, they can appear wildly different from one another — think florid male wood ducks and more subtly colored male ringnecks. Their ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...