These feathers have been identified by Dr. H. Deignan, Nov. 1954. The wide outer borders: black & deep brown outer feathers of one of the maritime scoters: Oidemia nigra, Melanitta fusca, or Mel.

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A mallard duck is featured on the newest U.S. Postal Service stamped card, available today. The card features a drake in his breeding plumage. The stamp ...

Mallard/gadwall hybrids are perhaps the most common hybrid among North America's wild ducks. While far from common, they are common enough that, for a brief time, they were thought by some to be a ...

In mid-October, fine dining trendsetter Noma transitioned to its game menu, serving a fried mallard wing with the feathers still on and ever since looking at it, I’m now noticing high-end ...

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

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If you ever sit in an airplane row overlooking a wing, then you probably notice multiple flaps along its edges that adjust during takeoffs and landings. Much like bird feathers, these components ...

A Wingstop customer says the wing chain “played in [her] face” after her $45 worth of wings appeared to contain something called “filaments.” Filaments are part of a chicken’s feather ...

An interspecies pair of Wood and Mallard ducks are finding love in Central Park, according to David Barrett of the Manhattan Bird Alert.

It was in great body condition, very clean, but all of these feathers are freshly cut. There’s nothing left to the wings and tail. Which is just sad and horrific to do,” Zorge said.