Here's an interesting display of passive survival techniques from a wood duck and family with ducklings where the drake plays dead whilst the others hide. I happened to accidentally stumble upon them ...

The male wood duck has an iridescent “slicked-back” crest, red eyes, a bill striped with yellow, red, white and black, a bright-white “bridle” and boldly colored feathers on its body and ...

The word consternation is defined as the feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. Much to my consternation, the wood duck pair scampered from one backyard tree to another, ...

Jim Abrams offers insight on one of his favorite jobs as a game protector for the Division of Wildlife: placing and ...