Hope is the thing with feathers, poet Emily Dickinson wrote. For Richard Thorns, the feathers are pink. Thorns' hope? To prove that a colorful duck is not extinct. This week, he launches a seventh ...

Want to brighten your outlook on a drab or even a sunny winter’s day? Take along a good pair of binoculars and find some open water. With any kind of luck, you should be able to spot some colorful ...

In the fall, I like to search wild places in hopes of finding birds that are migrating through central Ohio. The other day, I stumbled on a small flock of ducks, part of a species that lives in Ohio ...

Habitat: You name it – Europe, Asia, north Africa, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand The more we find out about ducks, especially mallards, the more it seems Moore was as ahead of his time ...

An unusual animal has made its home in New York’s Central Park, dazzling passersby with its vibrant blues, purples, greens and gold: a Mandarin duck. This creature is far from its homeland – it’s ...

Have you ever wondered why some birds are so colorful compared to others? The color of a bird’s feathers is determined by ...

A very different flock of ducks is landing at Washington Wetland Centre this Easter '“ and they're kind of a big thing. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can get ...

LUTZ, Fla. — The owner of two missing rare ducks in Lutz is hopeful for their safe return, and for the ducks' sake, maybe you can help reunite them with their female companions. Caitlin Whiteside ...

I was nestled in a blind I had placed near a small pond. Through a tiny port in my hideout I saw a drake wood duck winging my way. Like a maple leaf in the wind, the wood duck — dressed in his ...

I’ve seen all kinds of birds on the wooded New Hampshire hilltop where I live, but never — until recently — a duck. So when I spotted a pair of wood ducks loitering in my yard one spring morning, I ...

The view from duck hunter Glen Cummings' floating blind at the north end of Cayuga Lake. All the geese and ducks pictured are decoys. For more than a century, the northern end of Cayuga Lake has been ...