Wildlife Illustrated artist Jim Heck always challenges me with his wonderful feature. It’s like he throws the gauntlet down to me. Match that! Well, I try. In fact, unlike most Wildlife Illustrated ...

As winter relinquishes its grasp on Eastern Iowa, we will soon see our lakes and rivers open to a plethora of colorful ducks. As many as 24 regular duck species will potentially dabble in shallow ...

When you think “duck,” the duck that probably comes to mind (besides Donald Duck) is the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Mallards are the quintessential duck. They quack like a duck should. They have a ...

Big, hardy, and adaptable: the mallard duck is found all throughout the Western Hemisphere. Despite its international range, you can call the mallard America’s duck. Of all duck species, the mallard ...

At first glance, a mother duck followed by a long, wobbling parade of ducklings looks like a sweet family scene. But when ...

The first week of March came with a roller coaster of emotions. March 1 was absolutely amazing. For the first time in months, the weather seemed to be warming and there was a moment when I actually ...

With dogs' breath fogging the 30-below-zero air at their knees, 71 mushers steamed their way down the frozen Chena River in Fairbanks on Monday at the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.