Red-bellied woodpeckers don’t always tap on trees for food. Sometimes, it is to find a mate. Seven species of woodpeckers are native to Pennsylvania and can be found in all areas of the state, from ...

Red-cockaded woodpeckers, Picoides borealis, are the only birds that excavate cavities in living pine trees. Each woodpecker might spend years excavating its own roost in the live tree – which is a ...

At the very edges of urbanization, Northern Flicker woodpeckers live in dead palm trees raising their young. Their populations are on the decline throughout the state, especially South Florida. But ...

Leave a dead tree alone? If it's not threatening people or property, the best thing for wildlife and ecology is to just let ...

Foresters are calling it the most destructive tree pest to ever invade North America, and its march of devastation continues. Emerald ash borer has now spread to 35 states, killing hundreds of ...

“Woodpecker,” we think, when we see a black and white bird at our feeder or on a tree trunk, lumping members of a diverse family together. But which one is it? Woodpeckers deserve a second look, ...

All quiet on the home pond, just a few loafing male mallards and a wandering bunch of big ducklings. Not so, on the suet feeder, occupied by a male hairy woodpecker. An adult nuthatch was taking issue ...

Woodpeckers are notorious for pecking – or drumming – away at trees in search of food, a mate, and when nesting. But when they turn their attention to pecking your home, it can be frustrating. Aside ...

Get an intimate look at what makes woodpeckers so special. Explore their unique abilities and intimate stories from around the world. Narrated by Paul Giamatti. Go deep into the woods to explore the ...

Maryland is famous for its abundance of blue crabs, but birdwatchers would be delighted to know that this historical state is also home to 7 species of woodpeckers. The number may not be as impressive ...