Look around the Mississippi flyway this fall, and you may see the greater or lesser scaup ("SKOPP"). Scaups are diving ducks that can fully submerge and swim underwater for food.

Everyone can recognize ducks: They are the birds that swim. In fall and winter, we have lots of ducks, along with geese and swans, their similarly easy-to-recognize relatives. But here’s the trick: ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- The world is swooning for a ducky day care in Minnesota after a wildlife photographer captured heartwarming photos of a female duck with dozens of ducklings in her care. Brent ...