RIVERVIEW, Fla. — For Kayla Toole, it was love at first cuddle. “I knew the second I picked up those first two ducklings that I was a duck person,” she said with a smile. Toole now owns eight ducks.

JUPITER — Catherine the Great is a good duck, according Danielle Ohanesian. The female Muscovy duck is blind and would be pecked at by other ducks, so she has taken shelter in Ohanesian's yard at the ...

For a half century they’ve spread their wings — and waste — across South Florida’s backyards and swimming pools. They’re ugly and ungainly, and just the mention of their name can engender delight or ...