WATERFOWL -- Wood ducks nest in tree cavities (or nest boxes) high above the ground, but the chicks leave the nest before they can fly. It's just another amazing feat of nature that -- just one ...

Wood duck chicks are precocial — they can move about almost immediately. About a day after hatching, the chicks are ready to leave the nest.

Last year alone, more than 350 wood duck chicks were hatched on the bayou, according to The TECHE Project.

The wood duck nesting box after the 25 chicks left. The nesting base is wood chips plus some grass brought by the duck. She pulled down from her breast to provide warmth and cover.

Another study in a series on Wood Ducks at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve has found 2024 was a productive year for the birds with record high nesting attempts, eggs laid, eggs hatched and ...

The wood duck program has helped hatch more than 700,000 chicks statewide and many of them are living right under our noses. You just have to slow down and look closely to see them.

Uh oh! Mama is fuming! The female Black-Bellied Whistling Duck wanted a little privacy with her babies and she wasn’t afraid ...

One of the few waterfowl species to reproduce in the Palmetto State is arguably among the most beautiful in the world. Wood ducks — aka “Carolina duck,” “Summer duck” or “woodies ...

Get to know the water-loving common loon. Learn about this bird's habits, wingspan, what it eats, how fast it flies and more.

WAYNESBORO - Arne Peterson has been living in Bath County for 17 years. During most of that time, he has focused on improving the habitat for the wood duck. That was his topic at the semiannual ...

Typical of dabbling ducks, wood ducks feed by bobbing their heads and shoulders under water while upending their feet and tails.

Sat., May 21, 2016 Wood duck chicks follow mom in giant leap of faith Wood duck chick leaping from its nest high above the ground.