The female wood duck lines her nest with feathers plucked from her own breast. I can hear her already, "I give and I give...and what do you do?" The universal moan of motherhood is everywhere.

Of the 15 species of ducks most likely to be killed by Arkansas hunters, only the wood duck lives here in appreciable numbers year-round. Most ducks breed north of The Natural State, then return to ...

One day after hatching, a baby wood duck is ready to take a remarkable leap of faith. The fluffy chick climbs to the narrow opening of its nest and peeks over the edge. Its mother paddles 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.