how to identify, and how to hunt and cook mallard duck. Mallards are called “greenheads” for a reason. The drake’s iridescent, dark green head, set off by a white neck collar and bright ...

The species has a black crown and nape that contrast with a white face and breast ... and some northern birds disperse. Found in southeastern Colorado (where it does not breed) early August ...

And since the white-tailed ptarmigan is an “indicator species” for high-elevation ecosystems — the canary in the alpine — its path toward demise could signal the complete collapse of these ecosystems ...

The bird is distinguishable from other species of grouse by its perpetually white tail feathers ... feathers on its feet that serve as a sort of snowshoe. Male and female birds can be distinguished ...