Compare with the golden-fronted woodpecker, which has solid black central rectrices, lacks pink or red on the belly, and has a different pattern of color on the head. In breeding season ...

I’d like to shine a light on three of our less commonly encountered woodpeckers, each one with its own surprises: the ...

Combining beauty, personality and a critical role in the desert ecosystem, a Gila woodpecker is a fascinating bird to attract ...

The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is one of the workaholics of the animal world, but at least it knows how to ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the red-cockaded woodpecker has recovered enough to be downlisted from endangered to threatened. The bird once occurred across much ...

juveniles of both sexes have a solid red crown like that of the adult male. Unmistakable given its group-living habits and loud calls. White-headed woodpecker has similar white wing patch and ...

Sightings of the iconic species have been sparse since the early 20th century. The debate on whether the ivory-billed ...

I wrote last week about misnamed birds, and the red-bellied woodpecker was a prime example. The red on the belly isn’t something easily observed. At the other end of the… ...

Graduate student Kyle Pagel, left, and University of Toledo Assistant professor of Ecology Henry Streby pull down a net they're using to catch Red-Headed Woodpeckers Tuesday, May 23. The Blade ...

A surprise meeting between a woodpecker and an aghast owlet. An elephant seal cheesing. A mantis raising the roof on a ...

As for nut trees, oaks, beeches, pines, black walnuts, pecans, hazels, chestnuts, butternuts, and hickories all produce excellent woodpecker fodder. Providing the birds with abundant fats and proteins ...

look-a-like/sound-a-like Red Shepherd. Drummer Dave “D.B.” Madden formerly spent over two decades playing with Wild Child. "Red and I started this a little while ...