Ever wonder why woodpeckers peck? Or if the holes the birds chisel cause any real harm? To be honest, I had never thought much about woodpeckers until asked these questions. Although the answers on ...

One would think that aggressively knocking your head against a hardwood tree would result in a few minor concussions at the very least. However woodpeckers, who are known for such vigorous actions, ...

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 ...

Woodpeckers, flickers and sapsuckers may be fun for birders to watch but they can be troublesome — pecking holes in dwellings, shredding feeders, enlarging cavities in trees, and driving you to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. woodpecker Woodpeckers are notorious for pecking – or drumming – away at trees in search of food, a mate, and when nesting. But ...

MAHOMET — How much wood would a woodpecker peck if a woodpecker would peck wood? Six holes — at least on one maple tree in Mahomet. Paula and Gary Flannell spotted a rare pileated woodpecker earlier ...

If you’ve ever been camping, or live in tree-dense areas, then you may have heard or seen a woodpecker. These birds love to use their beaks as jackhammers and buzz away at the trunks of trees to ...

It's too early on a weekday morning to be hammering, but this guy is a machine. He must be a professional with some sort of pneumatic nail gun, as the banging is faster and more consistent than a ...

Many birds can identify each other by the songs they make, from penguin chicks picking out their parents in a crowd of thousands to albatrosses finding their long-term mate each year. But woodpeckers ...

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