Woodpeckers are notorious for pecking – or drumming – away at trees in search of food, a mate, and when nesting. But when they turn their attention to pecking your home, it can be frustrating. Aside ...

Are woodpeckers hammering on your siding? Learn why they’re making a racket and more importantly, how to get them to stop. Although beautiful, woodpeckers are often noisy, and they can be ...

You may hear the neighborhood woodpeckers at work when they’re dining on spiders, grubs, or insects such as ants in the nearest dead tree. But their loud hammering is impossible to miss if they start ...

Frame sequence from a high-speed video of pecking in the pileated woodpecker (Erica Ortlieb & Robert Shadwick, University of British Columbia) (CN) — How do woodpeckers not get concussions? This ...

“Pecking is a full-body exercise,” says University of Alabama biologist Nicole Ackermans, who studies brain damage in ...

As spring progresses, you may hear that ever-familiar sound: peck, peck, peck. While fun for bird watchers, woodpeckers can quickly become a nuisance when their beak’s target is the side of your home.

A woodpecker's brain takes a big hit with every peck, but these birds don't experience brain damage. And NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a team of scientists who think they have figured out why. JON ...

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 ...

Dressed as a Woodpecker, Squeeks disovers why the birds keep pecking at Hal's dog house. While trying to stop the woodpecker and save Hal’s roof, the gang finds out more about woodpeckers and what ...

A woodpecker's brain takes a big hit with every peck against a tree. Yet the animals don't get brain damage. A team of scientists says the reason... Why don't woodpecker brains get damaged from ...

A woodpecker's brain takes a big hit with every peck against a tree. Yet the animals don't get brain damage. A team of scientists says the reason is the brain's very small size. A woodpecker's brain ...