Nearly 50 years ago, a bet made by a group of friends in an Avoca bar had to be settled. “Nothing else to do on a January day ...

The mallard hen makes the classic “quack” we associate with all ducks. The tones range from bossy to pleading to contented. Mallards also make a staccato chattering sound, both when feeding ...

Photographer Ron Mattson of Marquette found these mallard ducks on the Dead River in Marquette on Saturday. The Mining ...

Black ducks are often found mixed in with flocks of mallards. They also make very similar sounds to their mallard cousins. The hens quack, and the drakes have a high, quiet, nasal quack.

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I had lunch with the county’s chess champion. How did that go? Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter It was good, but it took him 20 ...