Twenty-six years ago, Maryland farmer Robert Bealle finished second in the Federal Duck Stamp art contest, when his painting of redheads lost to a pair of American wigeons. This year, he won by ...

Ruthie the Duck Girl, a legendary French Quarter eccentric known for skating from bar to bar on roller skates often accompanied by a couple of ducks, has returned to her former skating grounds. And ...

A painting of a gadwall by Boiling Springs artists Gerald Putt tied for fifth in the recent Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Boiling Springs wildlife artist Gerald Putt's painting of a gadwall tied for ...

An acrylic painting of buffleheads in flight by James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota, won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. The image will be featured on the 2026-27 Federal Migratory Bird ...

Even after numerous wins attesting to his skill at painting nature scenes, John Nelson Harris never tires of competing in state and federal wildlife stamp contests. “To me, it’s like an amateur golfer ...

In late winter award-winning wildlife artist Adam Grimm had a tentative plan for the 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. The annual event is hosted in September by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

LEWISTON – Ducks and dogs are proving to be a winning combination for artist Catherine Temple. The Clarkston resident, who is an avid hunter and birder, was recently selected by the Washington ...

A new rule in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest, requiring artists to include hunting themes in their submissions, has raised eyebrows and objections in the duck painting community. By Christine Hauser ...

It's a "sixpeat" for Joseph Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota. Hautman won the 2022 Federal Duck Stamp contest with his painting of tundra swans flying over a wetland. The art will be featured on the ...

Drake ducks are among nature’s most attractive animals. The drakes painted by wildlife artist Adam Grimm appear no less fabulously foppish than the real thing. It is easy to appreciate the mallard ...