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.

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In my long-ago youth, I'd see black-bellied whistling ducks only in the Rio Grande Valley; and my great-great-grandfather could have only seen them in Mexico. But now, I look out my window to see the ...

FROM SAN JOSE — As a kid in suburban Chicago, and later as he began his professional career, Mike Brown didn’t picture himself filling the role he’s playing so capably for the Ducks. “You never really ...

White-Faced Whistling Ducks may be known for their distinctive coloring and high-pitched whistling call, but the Whistling Duck who resides at the Denver Zoo named Matt Dillion will now be known for ...

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks have been expanding their range into South Carolina, including the Lowcountry. These big, goose-like birds are common throughout much of Mexico and Central and South ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Taking penalties is a penchant the Ducks have been unable shake as they head into a contest against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night. It is the Ducks’ ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With how many species of this familiar waterfowl live in or migrate through the state, you could say Virginia is for duck lovers. From diving ducks to sea ducks to dabbling ...