So, why do woodpeckers peck? The primary reason is eating. Sapsuckers peck small holes in search of tree sap. Other kinds of woodpeckers are searching for insects like ants, wood borers and bark lice.

Woodpeckers play a crucial role in forest ... large herbivores may play an overlooked role in initiating tree cavities used by hole-nesting birds. By stripping bark from trees, these animals ...

Once again, I found myself sitting outside in my small photo blind trying to capture a handful of images of birds in a winter/snowy setting. The temperatures were a balmy 5 below zero and I was ...

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story pecks away at what makes these ... and acorn woodpeckers “tattooing” their home tree by drilling thousands of acorns into the bark, this bird family is diverse ...

in a study a single tree contained more than 50,000 acorn-storage holes. Acorn woodpeckers also feed by sallying for flying insects and gleaning trunks, and they often eat ants (as reflected in ...

I woke up with a splitting headache and bloody sinuses. Every muscle in my body ached and I was utterly exhausted even after ...

Learning about the art of maple sugaring, when the sap from trees is collected to make syrup while on a hike, a cooking demonstration, and a tasting Saturday at Robinson Nature Center.

The fact that woodpeckers excavate holes in trees is totally amazing. What is even more amazing is that they excavate these cavities with their face. Seriously, they use their beak, which would be ...