I began my bird feeders around the middle of October this year. This is a regular beginning time and the available sunflower seeds were quickly discovered and eaten by local birds. The usual ...

Feeding and watching the birds that come to feeders in your yard is a hobby that almost anyone can enjoy. It’s a great way to get children interested in nature, right out their back (or front) door.

Being able to tell a downy from a hairy woodpecker is one of those "rites of passage" for a birdwatcher. I suppose before that comes knowing that these two woodpeckers live around here and can be ...

A male downy woodpecker is seen at a bird feeder. Woodpeckers and other birds can are also know to raid hummingbird feeders and other easy sources of food. Dr. Scott M. Lieberman/Associated Press ...

The best time for watching some of Georgia’s most interesting and colorful birds — the woodpeckers — is from now until early spring. They tend to show up at backyard feeders during the cold months ...

Q: [A] young pileated woodpecker was a frequent visitor with his family late last summer and fall, but now comes occasionally. Regarding the red-bellied, we had a family (and more). A pair remained, ...

I used to love looking at the woodpeckers at my bird feeder and admiring their red heads and zebra-striped bodies. I used to think they were beautiful, but then they ate holes in my house — big, round ...

Few sights feel as wild and lively as the rapid tap-tap-tap of a woodpecker at work on a tree trunk. For garden lovers who enjoy bird-watching from a patio or a window, these birds offer color, sound, ...

You are so not alone on this woodpecker thing. In the past few weeks I’ve gotten notes from Larry in Truro, Mary in Orleans, Jerry in Springfield, Donna from Virginia Beach, and someone named “Ready ...