The Red-cockaded Woodpecker will be reintroduced to Tennessee as part of a major conservation effort. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The ...

Tennessee’s wildlife and environmental agencies plan to bring back a species no longer found in the state: the red-cockaded ...

In partnership with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, ...

About two weeks ago I spent a few quiet hours in “Penn’s Woods” just listening and watching. Even though it wasn’t the best ...

If you have heard a woodpecker pecking away at your gutter or home this fall, it may not mean you have insects in your wood. Connecticut is home to seven species of woodpeckers that live in forests, ...

Now appearing at a bird feeder near you: the hairy woodpecker. It’s common, it’s cool, and it’s often misidentified because it looks so much like its smaller distant cousin, the downy woodpecker.

Woodpeckers are important members of the bird community, pounding out nesting holes later used by other cavity-nesting bird species. Tree cavities are hard to find. When the birds are attacking your ...

A few years ago I wrote a book entitled, “Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Headaches?” It was a huge hit and became the best selling book of all time, with that exact title. Since then, I have been thinking ...

Right now, over 200 species of woodpeckers around the world are slamming their faces into the side of a tree without a second thought about what this kind of behavior will do to their brains. While ...

This isn't just a bird feeder. It's an AI-powered camera designed to capture the everyday moments of nature, from the flutter ...

“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, ...