It’s nice to have all your ducks (or ducklings) in a row. Baby black-bellied whistling duck chicks can walk and have their eyes open almost immediately after hatching. If you live in our area along ...

An unusual bird known to find temporary comfort in the gardens and trees of Houston-area neighborhoods is announcing itself with a distinctive call. The black-bellied whistling duck is typically about ...

In my long-ago youth, I'd see black-bellied whistling ducks only in the Rio Grande Valley; and my great-great-grandfather could have only seen them in Mexico. But now, I look out my window to see the ...

During the Audubon Society's 1959-60 Christmas Bird Count, birders in deep South Texas recorded seeing 143 black-bellied whistling ducks. It was the first time Texas birders had recorded the species ...

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks have been expanding their range into South Carolina, including the Lowcountry. These big, goose-like birds are common throughout much of Mexico and Central and South ...

Readers have been asking me about some odd-looking ducks roaming their yards. I understand the wonderment. Black-bellied whistling-ducks don’t walk like typical ducks, nor feed like typical ducks.

She sure is a beauty! We just know the Black-Bellied Whistling Duck’s babies are going to be just as beautiful once they hatch from their eggs. But for now, their mama needs to keep them safe. By any ...