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, ...

With more people working from home these days, more Calgarians have noticed the loud pervasive drumming of woodpeckers — especially if they land on the metal chimney cap of a roof. For many residents, ...

Spring is in the air and the birds are advertising their willingness. Many do so by singing. Others display their availability by courtship dances and showing off brightly coloured feathers.

There was a time when I would have been horrified if someone suggested wildlife in gravy. But that was before Woody Woodpecker chose to advertise his eligibility from my chimney, hammering out his ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The steady tapping of a woodpecker as it drills into a tree for food ...

FAIRBANKS — I heard my first northern flicker of the season this week, as did a few other observers around town. The woodpecker perched at the tip of a spruce and called for what seemed like a minute ...

Now is the season of drumming woodpeckers. I hear their rat-a-tat-tats every morning in my front yard and during walks across my college campus. While other male songbirds utter melodious tunes in the ...

“The red-shafted flicker is so well-known that any detailed description of its plumage or habits seems superfluous,” wrote Willard Ayres Eliot in his 1923 book, “Birds of the Pacific Coast.” And so it ...

The recent consistent subzero temperatures and frigid wind chills have caused us to think that the coming spring is further away than indicated on the calendar. Negative numbers are no stranger to us ...

Spring is my favorite time of the year. The pleasant weather is a call to open the windows of our homes and be treated to the smells of spring flowers, fresh cut grass and the sounds of birds doing ...

There have been many astonishingly fast drummers. Legendary jazzman Buddy Rich comes to mind, as does Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham. Probably even faster is metal band Dream Theater’s drummer, Mike ...

We have received several messages lately with pictures of this beautiful bird, asking for assistance with identification. The pictures invariably show a Northern flicker on the ground, not the ...