The red-bellied woodpecker is the familiar zebra-backed woodpecker of eastern woodlands and towns. Monotypic (or up to 4 weakly defined ssp. sometimes recognized). Length 9". All red-bellied ...

R ecently I had a wonderful opportunity to study and photograph a pair of red-headed woodpeckers nesting in an old tree and feeding their young. All of this happened because a reader of this ...

Nothing in nature ever stays the same. It is a mantra that I find myself telling people more and more. We expect nature to ...

Discover the red-bellied woodpecker, a vital resident of Southeast Missouri forests. Known for its distinctive drilling, this songbird not only feeds on insects, but also creates habitats for other ...

including species like downy woodpeckers and red-bellied woodpeckers. Both of these birds and several other woodpecker species remain in the U.S. year-round. While some homeowners cringe at the ...

The term “snowbirds” sometimes refers to people who head south to avoid the cold and snow of winter. There are some real ...

Unless of course, one is feeling testy and doesn’t want to share. The woodpeckers — downy, hairy and red-bellied — inevitably put on a show. For a month now, these three species have been sharing the ...

A much more scientific solution. In Ohio, we most often see the woodpecker, which is mostly black and white, the red-bellied woodpecker and my favorite — the red-headed woodpecker. In the ...

this species is our most highly migratory woodpecker. Monotypic (smaller, darker resident birds in southern Appalachians sometimes separated as appalachiensis). Length 8". Shows less red on head ...