Dec. 10—We were driving across the Mount Desert Island causeway the other day when I spotted a group of ducks bobbing in the ocean waves. Flashes of white had me guessing that they were either ...

Everyone can recognize ducks: They are the birds that swim. In fall and winter, we have lots of ducks, along with geese and swans, their similarly easy-to-recognize relatives. But here’s the trick: ...

Ever caught yourself walking like a duck? You know that distinctive outward angle your feet make when strolling through the mall or hustling across the street? If you’ve noticed this waddling walk in ...

Watching a mallard duck waddle across a frozen pond completely unfazed by the cold march, I wondered at how I would feel doing the same thing in bare feet. I suspect that pain and misery aside, it ...

Picasso was inspired by his mistresses, Michelangelo by muscular men. Constable found a muse in the clouds, and Monet in waterlilies. And then there's Dan Hicks. The duck man. Hicks has been building ...