Q. I recently got some good entertainment from a woodpecker that was hammering away on the exterior of our metal pole shed. Later, the bird (I assume it was the same one) started pecking away on the ...

Frame sequence from a high-speed video of pecking in the pileated woodpecker (Erica Ortlieb & Robert Shadwick, University of British Columbia) (CN) — How do woodpeckers not get concussions? This ...

Q: Why do woodpeckers peck on metal. We have one that pecks on our satellite dish, then moves to the neighbors dish, and also, the metal chimney flu. Why? A: Some male woodpeckers are smarter than ...

A few weeks ago, at about 6:45 in the morning, I was at home, waiting to talk live on the air with Morning Edition host Michel Martin about a story I'd done, when I suddenly heard a loud metallic ...

Q: We are waiting for the unwanted 5:30 a.m. awakening of a woodpecker pecking on our metal rain gutters. You can imagine how this jack-hammer-like sound can be annoying at such an early hour. Can you ...

DEAR JOAN: I have an Eichler house with wide wooden eaves. Woodpeckers are pecking the eaves from underneath, all the way to the top of the roof. The roof is layered with 1½ inches of wood, topped ...