Q DEAR TIM: I have woodpecker damage. The pesky bird drilled a number of large holes into the wood trim. I noticed earlier in the season that carpenter bees had been hanging around this part of my ...

Dear Readers, One of the most commonly asked questions of this column is how to deal with woodpeckers carving out holes in the siding and trim of wood sided homes. As anyone who has tried 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 ...

It’s bird season again. And bug season. A reader in Pearl River, N.Y., is getting unfriendly treatment from some feathered fiends. “My question concerns woodpeckers,” she writes. “They have ‘drilled’ ...

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 ...

Woodpeckers are fun to watch with their swooping, undulating flight and feeder acrobatics. They often drum on surfaces like aluminum and metal to amplify sound, which can quickly ruin the fun of ...

The name says it all: woodpecker. These colorful black and white birds with, often, red on their heads validate their name by drilling into trees, utility poles and occasionally house siding. Their ...