A group of ducklings launching themselves off a Manhattan pier to join their mother in the Hudson River has captured hearts ...

Alpena’s Bird Center (ABC) sanctuary, owned and operated by Ashley Kolnowski, received eight orphaned wood ducklings over the ...

Just 17 of more than 120 duck species worldwide perch in trees. Wood ducks are the only perching ducks native to the U.S. and Canada. Strong claws on their webbed feet help them cling to branches ...

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 ...

Like a maple leaf in the wind, the wood duck — dressed in his springtime best — descended from the sky and landed within 30 feet of the blind. I scarcely dared to breathe.

It's been hot in Pittsburgh, and everyone at Kennywood is trying to cool off in the Pittsburg Plunge — including a family of ...

The process is straightforward: each box is made from a few pieces of cypress or cedar wood, assembled with a hole for ducks to enter and metal mesh inside to help ducklings climb out.

Wood ducks usually start to pair up in early February, with the first egg laid in the middle of the month. This year, they seem to be waiting a little longer to mate, perhaps because of unusual ...

An interspecies pair of Wood and Mallard ducks are finding love in Central Park, according to David Barrett of the Manhattan Bird Alert.