“Woodpecker,” we think, when we see a black and white bird at our feeder or on a tree trunk, lumping members of a diverse family together. But which one is it? Woodpeckers deserve a second look, ...

A downy woodpecker, the smallest species of woodpeckers in North America, which populate forested areas throughout the United States and Canada. (Adobe Stock) (CN) — Woodpeckers have a reputation for ...

LEXINGTON, Minn. — Severe storms that tore through the town of Lexington this week forced an evacuation for four tiny residents. Community service officers with Centennial Lake police were called to a ...

Don't be fooled by that soft-looking down and pretty faces – woodpeckers are tough, tree-pounding beasts who simultaneous harden their whole bodies like a hammer and grunt as they drill away with ...

The woodpecker is a unique bird species that has gone through some mysteriously acquired adaptations since the extinction of the dinosaurs. Fossils tell us, without any explanations of course (because ...