Seeing some animals in real life can feel like a fairy tale. Tasha (@potgardeningwithtashaj) experienced this when she ...

In Minnesota’s Northwoods, a black-backed woodpecker stands out for its three toes and its role in fire-shaped forests.

Hawks and owls are powerful symbols in the sky. But what about other birds? Well, add woodpeckers to the list. Across cultures and spiritual traditions, woodpeckers have been celebrated as powerful ...

US LIVE FROM ROCKPORT RIGHT NOW. EMILY ED MARIA. THIS PESKY WOODPECKER IS THE NEIGHBOR. YOU JUST CAN’T STAND. AND WHILE HE MAY BE BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT, HE IS A MENACE UP HERE ON SQUAM HILL ROAD. HE’S ...

Not seen by scientists since the first specimen was described nearly a century ago, Kaempfer’s woodpecker (Celeus obrieni) was “rediscovered” in the mid-2000s. Listed as a vulnerable species, this ...

This common desert woodpecker replaces the closely related Nuttall’s in arid regions; the 2 species are known to hybridize at a few localities in southern California. Polytypic (about 8 ssp. in North ...