Get the story behind North America’s most distinctive woodpecker. Learn why their loud drumming is about more than simply ...

Gardeners and homeowners will appreciate this one of our woodpecker facts. Don't worry about these birds damaging your trees. The birds prefer dead or dying trees because the trees are insect magnets.

The brain of a woodpecker experiences a seemingly catastrophic impact every time beak meets wood. "When you see these birds in action, hitting their head against a tree quite violently, then as humans ...

University of North Texas Ph.D. candidate, Amy Wynia, traveled more than 6,000 miles to Navarino Island in southern-most Chile to explore the forests in search of the Magellanic Woodpecker ...

A woodpecker becomes trapped inside a building, leading to a challenging rescue as the bird repeatedly moves away from the ...

The U.S. government is ringing the death knell for 23 species of birds, fish and other wildlife, including the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will officially ...

On March 2, All Things Considered aired a story about a California community that was fighting an onslaught of acorn woodpeckers, a protected species that sometimes makes holes — lots of holes — in ...

She was so brave!

In my previous article, I introduced the Grey Heron. Since I started taking an interest in wild birds, I have become more ...