SHIJIAZHUANG -- Nearly 120 Baer's Pochards, which are critically-endangered diving ducks, have been observed wintering in Hengshui Lake national nature reserve in North China's Hebei province. Images ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

There are three main types of ducks: dabbling, diving and perching, each classified by their habitat and behavior. Dabbling ducks feed on the water's surface, diving ducks plunge below the surface ...

Challenging on the wing, widely distributed, and excellent on the table, the canvasback is the paragon of diving ducks, just as the mallard symbolizes the dabblers. Today, the canvasback is ...

SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 120 Baer's Pochards, which are critically-endangered diving ducks, have been observed wintering in Hengshui Lake national nature reserve in north China's ...

Many people think of spring as the ideal time to find, view and photograph ducks. Although spring can be a wonderful season ...

The birds, typically Red-breasted and Common Mergansers, are native diving ducks often found on lakes. Video from Chicago beaches over the weekend shows dozens of dead mergansers washed ashore ...