When America's Founding Fathers affixed a bald eagle to the great seal of the United States in 1782, they likely had no idea they were highlighting what would become one of the greatest wildlife ...

While the man-made and woman-made gusts and microbursts whip Washington, D.C., into chaos, the only disturbances here are at ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been detected in another flock in Indiana. According to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, the virus was detected Sunday evening after daily testing ...

If you have been doing any waterfowling, don’t put away your shotguns yet. The 2025 Nebraska Light Conservation Season opens ...

With continental populations of many species of ducks again near record highs, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has established a 60-day duck season that opens Oct. 3 with a ...

The female will produce a clutch of 3 to 4 white eggs and will lay them directly on a layer of fresh wood chips at the bottom of the newly excavated nest cavity. Both birds will take turns incubating ...

The things that freak people out about Muscovy ducks are the caruncles, sometimes called wattles – the prominent, bright red, ...

Spotify Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and ...

A press release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR): Every fall, officials with the DNR warns waterfowl hunters to avoid mistakenly shooting trumpeter swans. Notices are ...

Global climate change has impacted the arrival of migratory birds to National Zoological Park (NZP) wetlands here this month besides several such habitats all over the country. However, NZP still ...

A flamboyant splash of colour on any pond, this eye-catching waterfowl is one of the most beautiful species of birds on the planet. The Mandarin Duck is renowned for its striking, colourful plumage, ...