Ducks are divided into dabbling ducks and diving ducks. Look for dabbling ducks in vegetated freshwater ponds, flooded fields, shallow lakes and freshwater marshes. Look for diving ducks in ...

There are three main types of ducks: dabbling, diving and perching, each classified by their habitat and behavior. Dabbling ducks feed on the water's surface, diving ducks plunge below the surface ...

You spot these types of feeders by the stereotypical duck butt that often sticks straight up in the air while they chow on submerged plants, seeds, and invertebrates such as water beetles, insect ...

With how many species of this familiar waterfowl live in or migrate through the state, you could say Virginia is for duck ...

While most people know at least the common mallard, they might be interested to know that there are four tribes of true ducks: dabbling ducks, bay ducks, sea ducks and stifftails. In the family of ...

On Plum Island, some of these ducks are present in the salt pannes, but most can be found within in the ill-fated impoundments of Bill Forward Pool, North Pool, and Stage Island Pool. Joining the ...

Sometimes it pays to be species-specific with duck decoys, but for dabbling ducks, a few drake and hen mallards will ...

Robert Weingart/Maryland DNR Dabbling ducks ride relatively high in the water and have feet centered on their bodies, which makes them less clumsy on land than diving ducks. Because they can ...