Ever wonder why woodpeckers peck? Or if the holes the birds chisel cause any real harm? To be honest, I had never thought much about woodpeckers until asked these questions. Although the answers on ...

One would think that aggressively knocking your head against a hardwood tree would result in a few minor concussions at the very least. However woodpeckers, who are known for such vigorous actions, ...

A woodpecker's brain takes a big hit with every peck against a tree. Yet the animals don't get brain damage. A team of scientists says the reason... Why don't woodpecker brains get damaged from ...

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, ...

Woodpeckers, flickers and sapsuckers may be fun for birders to watch but they can be troublesome — pecking holes in dwellings, shredding feeders, enlarging cavities in trees, and driving you to ...

Woodpeckers are notorious for pecking – or drumming – away at trees in search of food, a mate, and when nesting. But when they turn their attention to pecking your home, it can be frustrating. Aside ...

Q: I have a pair of hairy woodpeckers pecking the trunk of my 6-year-old Carolina silverbell tree. The lower part of the trunk has significant scarring and seems to have healed over. Now the peckers ...

If you’ve ever been camping, or live in tree-dense areas, then you may have heard or seen a woodpecker. These birds love to use their beaks as jackhammers and buzz away at the trunks of trees to ...

Inquiring minds at Union Electric Co. want to know why woodpeckers prefer to live, eat and store belongings in utility poles. The utility said Wednesday it will pay the World Bird Sanctuary $25,000 ...

So far, the duct tape seems to be keeping the flicker away from its destructive front-door molding drilling. Or, perhaps they have chosen other nearby trees to make a nest. These two holes were ...

A woodpecker's brain takes a big hit with every peck, but these birds don't experience brain damage. And NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a team of scientists who think they have figured out why. JON ...