In the last minute of the last day of duck season, ducks worked a nearby slough in the glow of an incandescent sunset.

The popular South Carolina Master Naturalist program is an educational class available to the public at six locations across the state.

While we’re used to enjoying mallards and tolerating Canada Geese on the Charles River in Wellesley, it’s nice to see what we believe are ring-necked ducks frolicking in the frigid water these days, ...

Unlike the mergansers, these Ring-necked Ducks are more frequently seen in the Caribbean. Yet they are still not common in ...

The duck in question was a Ring-necked Duck. As you can see from the photo I took the male Ring-necked Duck (which this one was) is a sharply marked bird of gleaming black, grey, and white.

You, my friend, should focus on finding the local open water patches right now, where you can enjoy the abundant and lovely ...