The wryneck, an elusive member of the woodpecker family, was photographed by Northern Echo Camera Club member Paul Gale at ...

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 ...

Why does a woodpecker peck? For several reasons, actually. That familiar drumming sound, charming to some yet maddening to others, is the result of frenetic pecking that can amount to 20 pecks per ...

During election season, everyone can relate to woodpeckers: We all feel like banging our heads against the wall. The birds handle it better, though, so Weird Animal Question of the Week was pleased to ...