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 ...

Woody Stephens sent photos of several wood ducks in a tributary of Buchanan Creek in Thalia in Virginia Beach. Wood ducks are commonly seen in streams and thrive in bottomland forests, swamps and f… ...

The wood duck was present in most of the areas I traveled in. It was most prevalent in flooded timber environments, but I have also observed them swimming in wide open lakes and marshes without ...

The Wood Duck stuck out from the larger Mallards, but seemed comfortable within the flock. The Mallards, likewise, seemed to have no problem with the Wood Duck.

Wood ducks pop up in Oklahoma, Arkansas and even Mexico, but are predominantly in Texas during the winter.

The wood duck is one of the few ducks that can produce two broods in a single season. Their nesting habitat includes cavity-producing trees, such as cottonwoods, willows and sycamores.

Critters This Texas Couple Helps Hatch Hundreds of Baby Wood Ducks Bob and Donna McFarland have handed out 177 nest boxes for the colorful species.

More than a mile from where I had marked her, the mother duck had only lost one of her 12 babies while completing the rigorous overland journey. The wood duck is an amazing bird!