Imagine slamming your head into a tree trunk at full speed, again and again, for hours every day. The thought alone makes ...

A woodpecker in a Rockport, Massachusetts, neighborhood is known to frequent the local woods, often drilling into dead trees, ...

People thought it was an April Fool's Day joke when a neighbor posted on Facebook about a vandal bird breaking car mirrors.

Woodpeckers are generally shy birds that prefer old forests and woodland areas. Their primary, natural food source is wood boring insects found in damaged, dead or dying trees and stumps.

The woodpecker has been caught on camera perching on cars and trucks and drilling into the side mirrors, leaving some cracked ...

Red-cockaded woodpeckers have been the focus of conservation efforts, including habitat restoration, artificial nest box placement and prescribed burning.

Recovery efforts are underway, including replacing damaged trees with artificial nest boxes to provide shelter for the woodpeckers. Experts are still assessing the full impact of the hurricane on ...