Few sights feel as wild and lively as the rapid tap-tap-tap of a woodpecker at work on a tree trunk. For garden lovers who ...

I have been feeding woodpeckers suet this winter. A while ago, when I was at Home Depot picking up a shovel for a job, I heard a person ask how to solve the problem of a woodpecker leaving holes in ...

June is upon us, and we are all set to celebrate Father’s Day this weekend. If we have any luck at all, the weather will be cooperative, but the pattern has been pretty dismal so far; 12 consecutive ...

08:07, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 Updated: 08:20, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 Feeding birds is a fun way to breathe life into a sleepy winter garden, and if you go the extra mile to attract woodpeckers, they can return ...

As a collective notion, woodpeckers are one of the more familiar bird families. The general idea is clear enough: medium-sized, black-and-white birds with red highlights that use their beaks to pound ...

A downy woodpecker is a small black and white bird that visits suet feeders. Listen to their call and see photos of males and females.

Feeding and watching the birds that come to feeders in your yard is a hobby that almost anyone can enjoy. It’s a great way to get children interested in nature, right out their back (or front) door.

As a collective notion, woodpeckers are one of the more familiar bird families. The general idea is clear enough: medium-sized, black-and-white birds with red highlights that use their beaks to pound ...

The acorn woodpecker’s social structure, known as clans, consists of a dozen or more birds that will include breeding pairs ...