Grab your binoculars and take a 'quack' at correctly identifying two commonly confused ducks: the redhead vs canvasback.

They decoy nicely, offer a challenging shot on the wing, and ... tell-tale brilliant white secondary feathers. Gadwalls are just slightly smaller than mallard ducks, averaging from two to two ...

The black duck is often mistaken for a hen mallard on the wing. But a closer side-by-side comparison will quickly reveal the black duck’s much darker chocolate-brown feathers. It is also one of ...