The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, in Kathryn Albertson Park. They love to hang out under the ...

You've no doubt heard the saying "it takes a village to raise a child." I know from personal experience how powerful a supportive community can be to human development. The concept also applies to ...

Few birds, in Ohio or anywhere else, can rival the drake wood duck for sheer gaudiness. It’s as if a team of great artists was commissioned to design and color the fowl. Rodin sculpted the graceful ...

I got the great idea last fall to build a wood duck box for a friend’s ranch. Well, you know how that went, one became four and then eight on three different lakes. I was replacing some boxes that had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you decide to build your own or purchase a duck boxes help address habitat loss for cavity-nesting duck species. Nic Bray, ...

In honor of Earth Month—and Earth Day later this week—we’re celebrating the best way we know how: with a series of stories that are all about getting outside and getting your hands dirty to benefit ...