Discover how to attract downy woodpeckers to your yard. These beautiful birds can take care of pest control for you by eating ...

From their tree-climbing abilities to extraordinary hearing, there are plenty of interesting facts to learn about the ...

Even if you're an avid bird lover, a woodpecker pecking on your home is not exactly an ideal situation. Woodpeckers will peck ...

Every time Jessica publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from ...

Woodpeckers are an eccentric bird species recognised for their distinctive call that resembles human laughter, yet numerous gardeners remain unaware of just how beneficial they can be for outdoor ...

Boasting a crown of bright feathers, a Red-bellied woodpecker peers out of the porthole-style opening it made over several days. The staccato sounds of beaks at work signify breeding season for the ...

Scientists had long wondered how woodpeckers can repeatedly pound their beaks against tree trunks without doing damage to their brains. This led to the notion that their skulls must act like ...

Construction workers don gloves and earplugs when wielding jackhammers. Motorcyclists wear helmets when they ride. It stands to reason that woodpeckers would evolve some kind of comparable safety gear ...

For woodpeckers, acorns can be a matter of life and death. Acorn woodpeckers, which inhabit oak woodlands from Oregon to Mexico, will wage war against rival groups for days in pursuit of the acorns ...

Scientists had long wondered how woodpeckers can repeatedly pound their beaks against tree trunks without doing damage to their brains. This led to the notion that their skulls must act like ...