DEAR JOAN: We have a mallard duck that made a nest with four eggs in our backyard. I would like to know how many hours a duck sits on her eggs. Once the eggs hatch, how long before the babies can fly?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A west metro homeowner who built a floating, raccoon-proof nest for a neighborhood duck says the mallard's eggs hatched over the weekend. Nature buff Rick Rice told WCCO-TV that ...

LANSING, MI – Mallard ducklings across Michigan will be hatching and following their mothers to marshes, ponds and streams in the next few weeks. For most mallard families, this process goes off ...

U. SAUCON TWP., Pa. - "Proma Mama" has earned her nickname. A mallard duck decided to make a nest in a planter at the Promenade Shops in Upper Saucon Township about a month ago. She's been waiting for ...

WASHINGTON — Editor's note: The footage above aired in September 2021. A female duck has found a new temporary home for her soon-to-be family at the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in ...

DEAR JOAN: I read your article on mallard ducks, and am hoping that you could help me with my new brood. I live on a very busy road. This morning, I discovered a nest of about 12 eggs in a shrub, just ...

Editor’s note: This is the second of two columns concerning duck nests. Last week, I wrote about two mallard duck nesting experiences that had caught my attention this spring. The most recent took ...

After four weeks as Washington’s newest tourist attraction, a mother mallard duck and her — count ’em — 11 ducklings were transported in a motorcade Sunday to a new and far more suitable setting in ...