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 ...

Q.Woodpeckers (I caught them in the act) have made holes (2-4 inches) on my red pine front walls. What must I do to drive these birds away before they do more damage on my walls? How can I fill the ...

A red-bellied woodpecker feeds its young in the nest hole of a sweet gum tree in northeast Charlotte. JOHN D. SIMMONS [email protected] From hummingbirds to cardinals, bird feeders to ...

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 ...