An unusual bird known to find temporary comfort in the gardens and trees of Houston-area neighborhoods is announcing itself with a distinctive call. The black-bellied whistling duck is typically about ...

If you’re reading this, you probably suck at calling ducks. Don’t feel insulted, though, because most people suck at calling ducks. Nash Buckingham once wrote, “A duck call in the hands of a novice is ...

If you spend much time near a South Texas river or lake, you have probably noticed one or more ducks rapidly flying overhead while whistling a tune. These are black-bellied whistling ducks. They are ...

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Readers have been asking me about some odd-looking ducks roaming their yards. I understand the wonderment. Black-bellied whistling-ducks don’t walk like typical ducks, nor feed like typical ducks.

Calling ducks is an art; it takes practice to get good at it and, frankly, a lot of hunters never do. So Zink, makers of all manner of waterfowl accessories, has come up with a call for guys who can't ...

KEARNEY - For some children, suckers, a duck whistle, a necklace and a ball were easy to pass up Thursday night. For others they were not. Children who attended the ...