What do you do when a woodpecker adopts your home? Because all native bird species are protected by federal laws, woodpeckers cannot be trapped and removed in the same way that one can dispatch a ...

Could woodpecker skulls hold the secret to mitigating brain damage in humans? Since the 1970s, scientists have asked this question, researching the industrious bird's skull and brain in a bid to ...

Q: I have an ash tree that is now going on 4 years old. The woodpeckers have never bothered it but now they are beginning to peck at it. It attracts ants, which are beneficial to the woodpeckers, and ...

One is drumming to attract a mate or proclaim territory. During courtship, most woodpeckers proclaim their availability to prospective mates through flight displays, calling or drumming. Surfaces for ...

Generally, woodpeckers peck at houses for one of three reasons - Kathy and her husband, John, own and operate the Wild Birds Unlimited, located in Billings and at www ...