An illustration of the ivory-billed woodpecker, featured in the 1825 book, “The birds of North America.” Credit: Biodiversity Heritage Library/Public Domain Every so often, there’s a claim that the ...

The “Lord God bird” may have risen from the dead. Ornithologists say the ivory-billed woodpecker -- given its divine-sounding nickname because of its large size -- may still be out there in remote ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bright flash of a red head in the summer sun followed by black and white wings, and you know you have seen a woodpecker. The red-headed woodpecker, red-belllied woodpecker and pilieated woodpecker ...

Get an intimate look at what makes woodpeckers so special. Explore their unique abilities and intimate stories from around the world. Narrated by Paul Giamatti. Go deep into the woods to explore the ...

Now to Rockport, Massachusetts, where woodpeckers are wrecking car windows and mirrors. Dealing with the chaos is exhausting residents, and you can just hear it in their voices. DEVIN MOCK: So there's ...

Songbirds get a lot of love for their dulcet tones, but drummers may start to steal some of that spotlight. The ability to learn vocalizations by listening to them, just like humans do when learning ...