This week’s featured creature, the downy woodpecker, is a bird that is as common in suburban yards as it is in rural areas. It is so named for the downy white feathers on its back between the wings ...

On Wednesday morning, I woke up to 8 inches of snow and a population of woodpeckers at my backyard feeders that had exploded.

Even as the cold winds come down from the north, a few birds still remain in the Midland area, including the downy woodpecker. The downy woodpecker is the smallest of the northern woodpeckers. They ...

Although summer has only really just begun, it feels like “deep summer” has already arrived. We already have the heat and the humidity and the almost daily threats of thunderstorms, but if you go out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A downy woodpecker taps away at a crabapple tree in Colorado. While each impact is driven with their hip flexor and front neck ...

In the cold, blustery days of January, one bird species brings joy and light. Its name alone, downy woodpecker, exudes a sense of warmth, and if you have any trees in your neighborhood, you most ...

How does a small black and white bird, weighing only about an ounce, drive some homeowners around the bend? The culprit — the downy woodpecker — problematically lives up to its name: These diminutive ...

A downy woodpecker shreds the hollow stems of poison hemlock to feast on tumbling flower beetle larvae. Click here for larger image. Photo by Jeff Mitton. On a grey day in November, a downy woodpecker ...

This fiery hot pepper seed blend is packed with nutrition for all of your backyard birds, but the critters you want to keep at bay, like squirrels, raccoons, and bears, will find the hot pepper ...

GRAND FORKS — Lately, I’ve been watching downy woodpeckers chase each other around. At first, I imagined this might be courtship behavior, but I was disabused of that notion by the the experts I ...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A bird with a strong beak has taken flight after recovering from a possible animal attack. The downy woodpecker was released back into the wild on Thursday at Collins Park ...

Do woodpeckers lay their eggs in the winter? We’ve been seeing a Downey Woodpecker going in and out of one of our birdhouses lately, but it seems too cold to be having babies right now. – Maggie, ...