This election has left many of us a bit shaken in our beliefs and buffeted by fear and doubt. The yammering and hammering are ...

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 ...

Tami Gingrich explains the characteristics that make woodpeckers perfectly suited to their lifestyle and the benfits of ...

A male hairy woodpecker is a regular visitor to my peanut butter feeders, also sampling from the suet from time to time. In a ...

These days a few apples dangle from naked branches of the Granny Smith tree. Northern flicker woodpeckers jab at them endlessly. Deep cavities left in the apples fill with rain water and make ...

Indiana is home to seven species of woodpecker, and all but one (the yellow-bellied sapsucker) are year-round residents.

An explanation with much support is that a woodpecker’s tongue provides it with a built-in shock-absorption system. Here’s how it works: A northern flicker’s sticky tongue captures ants; ...

What Does a Pileated Woodpecker Look Like? Pileated woodpeckers are large, graceful birds, and may be easier to attract than you thought. As big as a crow, the pileated woodpecker is the largest ...

Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey is nearing its permanent closure within the coming weeks after housing conditions were found unsuitable for minors. The juvenile hall has been through many ...

While watching from my dining room Tuesday afternoon, I saw a Northern flicker land on the peanut feeder, only to be attacked by one of the nuthatches. Then I watched as a Downy woodpecker landed ...