Bigger than mallards and unusual in appearance, the Muscovy duck species is common in Florida and some cities in the U.S.

DEAR JOAN: On Dec. 8, my wife and I saw a Muscovy duck in the Larkey Park neighborhood. I know these are generally tropical birds, and this seemed an unusual sighting, as we’ve been here 20 years and ...

The duck family is large and varied: There are tropical ducks and arctic ducks, ridiculously colorful ducks and boringly drab ducks, ducks that hunt for fish or other prey, and ducks that are obligate ...