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Pileated woodpeckers are among the largest and most interesting indigenous feathered flyers that inhabit Chesapeake’s densely wooded Indian River Park. “They are gorgeous birds. They are actually a ...

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Cats make ideal indoor companions, being both loving and inquisitive. Provide them with a plaything, and they'll entertain you with their playful behaviour. Yet, felines that venture outdoors can ...

Iran’s government could emerge from the conflict with a blueprint to keep adversaries at bay, regardless of any restrictions on its nuclear program. By Mark Mazzetti Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes ...

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers will open their 2026 season on April 3 against the Wilson Warbirds. Single-game tickets start at $10, with various season and partial-season packages also available. The ...

Do you hear that? The avian orchestra is rehearsing in anticipation of another spring, with more notes sounded each day after winter’s relative silence. In the percussion section, the male woodpeckers ...

Two of the more elusive animals in my backyard are the pileated woodpecker and the carpenter ant.I rarely see either, yet I have ample evidence of their presence. This winter, pileated woodpeckers ...

The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds and animals. Snags, or wildlife trees, are favorite haunts of woodpeckers, ...

After a shark attack injured one of their own nearly three years ago, members of the Kelp Krawlers — who swim weekly around Lovers Point in Monterey County — began searching for something that might ...

Woodpeckers operate at an extreme level, boring through solid wood with forces more than 30 times their own weight and drilling up to 13 times a second. How do they never miss a beat while head ...