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 ...

A new group of social media-savvy wildlife artists is bringing a beloved conservation tradition to TikTok. It’s ruffled some feathers. Artist Kira Sabin in their studio, painting a ruddy duck they ...

In a hall at the Bruce Museum, a crowd is at the edge of their seats — watching as hundreds of waterfowl paintings are paraded out — one at a time. A row of five judges examines each one — slowly and ...

Wildlife artist Michael Kensinger, standing in front of a gallery of paintings entered in the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. Credit: Emma Gometz In mid-September, artists from around the country ...

Every year, hundreds of artists across the country compete to have their painting of ducks or other waterfowl featured on a U.S. stamp. Every year, hundreds of artists across the country compete to ...

Emily Lian uses her love of nature and imagination when painting wildlife and it shows. The 17-year-old Bethany resident’s colorful image of an orange-billed king eider won first place in the national ...

Jade Hicks, 18, a student at Thunder Mountain High School, took top honors in the 2024 Alaska Junior Duck Stamp Contest with a painting of an American Wigeon titled “Perusing in the Pond.” Hicks’ ...

James Hautman of Chaska, Minn., is the winner of the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of three buffleheads, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Sept. 19 in a news ...