Even if you're an avid bird lover, a woodpecker pecking on your home is not exactly an ideal situation. Woodpeckers will peck on homes in search of insects that are hidden beneath your home's siding ...

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 ...

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.

If you have heard a woodpecker pecking away at your gutter or home this fall, it may not mean you have insects in your wood. Connecticut is home to seven species of woodpeckers that live in forests, ...

Songbirds fill the air with wondrous melodies, while woodpeckers fill the air with rhythmic drumbeats. A woodpecker’s drumming is like a songbird’s singing, and both sounds are essential to springtime ...

Why they peck: Woodpeckers drill for insects, create nesting sites, or drum to communicate and attract mates, especially in spring. Protected by law: Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, lethal ...