If you have never seen a male wood duck, you are missing one of God’s most beautiful creations. Both sexes share a crested head. The males (drakes) are a rainbow of colors blending together in a ...

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 ...

But while those colorful feathers may help the wood duck hide out among Michigan’s waterways, at the turn of the 20th century they played a key role in endangering this royal-looking waterfowl ...

Females have the same general color pattern as the males, but with yellowish heads and gray-white feathers along their backs.

Male wood ducks are as colorful as some of our songbirds, such as Baltimore orioles. Their plumage is definitely a coat of many colors. McCormac said wood-duck colors border on being gaudy: “It ...

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

watch wood ducks raise a family. ... intricately patterned and shimmering with color. some feathers are rich in dark pigments that help make them strong and resistant to wear and tear.

But while those colorful feathers may help the wood duck hide out among Michigan’s waterways, at the turn of the 20th century they played a key role in endangering this royal-looking waterfowl ...