TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Perky is one tough bird. The ringneck duck survived being shot, dragged by a dog, hung upside down and stuffed into a hunter’s fridge – and now she’s had a close brush ...

The Ring-necked Duck is found on the freshwater of shallow marshes, wooded ponds and swamps. It generally feeds in shallow water. It primarily eats aquatic plant material including seeds, ...

There are two basic duck classifications -- puddle ducks and diving ducks. While puddle ducks leap from the water, diving ducks use their feet, skittering along to gain flight speed.

Similar in size (1.8 pounds for lesser scaup vs. 1.6 pounds for ringnecks), the two ducks also share a common appearance, except that, paradoxically, the ringneck has a prominent ring around its ...

For years, I have called them, "The diving puddle duck." Hunting in Bladen Last week, my friend, Paul Sasser, joined me for a hunt at Suggs Mill Pond, otherwise known as Horseshoe Lake.