This, and the pen and cob — the proper names for adult female and male — doing the characteristic “shimmy” of their large ...

Yep, there ya go. A mallard duck nest in the most least likely place one would expect a duck to be nesting. Typical of this species. In our area, depending on the duck species in question, it may nest ...

Yep, there ya go. A mallard duck nest in the most least likely place one would expect a duck to be nesting. Typical of this species. In our area, depending on the duck species in question, it may nest ...

Nesting species here include Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, American Bittern, Least Bittern, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Mississippi Kite (scarce but possible), Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, King ...

Answer: The hooded merganser, another beautiful duck, also benefits from the nesting box designed for wood ducks. To see this in action, follow a live stream of nesting “hoodies” on the ...

Interestingly, Common Mergansers—like the other two merganser species as well as goldeneyes, Buffleheads and Wood Ducks—are cavity nesters. The female chooses her nest site in a natural cavity, rock ...

Over 2,000 animals were treated at the B.C. SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) during 2024, with four hailing from the Nanaimo area. Wild ARC is a B.C. SPCA-operated non-profit ...