The black-backed woodpecker specializes in feeding on the larvae of wood-boring beetles, especially in forests that have been ...

In Minnesota’s Northwoods, a black-backed woodpecker stands out for its three toes and its role in fire-shaped forests.

We leave you this Sunday morning with red-bellied woodpeckers at Canaveral Marshes near Orlando, Florida. Videographer: Doug ...

The night was clear, calm and bright. The waxing gibbous moon reflects off the snow that fell yesterday before the skies cleared and the temperature dropped. It was about 15 degrees below zero at dusk ...

After years of waiting, I finally saw this gorgeous female Pileated Woodpecker exploring the dead pine trees that I refused to cut down. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON Last Friday morning I woke up ...

The man intentionally lets native trees and plants grow freely on his property for this reason. Hiker captures rare footage ...

Woodpeckers are remarkable examples of natural engineering, capable of delivering rapid, powerful pecks to drill into trees, find insects, and communicate, all without causing self-injury. Although it ...

Hawks and owls are powerful symbols in the sky. But what about other birds? Well, add woodpeckers to the list. Across cultures and spiritual traditions, woodpeckers have been celebrated as powerful ...

Woodpeckers assume a pivotal ecological role in forest ecosystems by excavating tree cavities that serve both as nesting sites for themselves and as critical resources for a diversity of secondary ...

June is upon us, and we are all set to celebrate Father’s Day this weekend. If we have any luck at all, the weather will be cooperative, but the pattern has been pretty dismal so far; 12 consecutive ...