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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Once nearly wiped out by overhunting and logging, nest boxes kept wood ducks from vanishing – and volunteers are still ...

The Wood Duck is considered by many to be the most beautiful duck in North America. The male in its beautiful, iridescent plumage is one of the most fascinating birds around. While less showy, the ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — December marks Georgia’s hunting season for various game animals, including ducks. While hunters gear up for the season, state wildlife agencies are busy preparing habitats for ...

I got the great idea last fall to build a wood duck box for a friend’s ranch. Well, you know how that went, one became four and then eight on three different lakes. I was replacing some boxes that had ...

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 ...

BRAINERD, MINN. — Minnesotans with eyes and ears toward the outdoors likely know about the recent passing of Don (Duckman) Helmeke. Duckman had a passion for waterfowl -- in particular wood ducks -- ...

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, in Kathryn Albertson Park. They love to hang out under the ...

The wood duck is Pennsylvania’s most brilliantly colored duck, with deep chestnut-toned breast feathers, a vibrant yellow-orange beak and eye rings, and its sleek iridescent head crest colored with ...