I feel a deep sense of gratitude that I am able to live in Carpinteria. This small-town is so very special to me. The beach ...

An Alabama couple cleaning up storm damage near their home made an unexpected discovery and knew they had to help.

If you’ve ever witnessed a Pileated Woodpecker chiseling away at a tree trunk, you might have wondered if all that wood pecking was taking a toll on the tree. Pileated nest holes, after all, can ...

While hiking in West Palm Beach, Florida, a person heard a pileated woodpecker pecking nearby and stopped to track it down. After locating the bird, they captured video of the impressive woodpecker as ...

I finally saw my first firefly of the summer. This is huge because I used to live among them in the Crystal River Valley. I ...

Woodpeckers can strike tree trunks thousands of times a day without suffering the brain injuries that humans might expect.

Unless it’s in danger of falling on my home, I will let a dead tree stand in my yard, especially an oak. This may be to the chagrin of my neighbors, but I make sure the tree isn’t going to fall on ...

Most homeowners hear it before they see it. A rapid, insistent knocking somewhere on the exterior wall, too rhythmic for a branch and too persistent to ignore. You step outside, scan the siding, and ...

Pileated woodpeckers are among the largest and most interesting indigenous feathered flyers that inhabit Chesapeake’s densely wooded Indian River Park. “They are gorgeous birds. They are actually a ...

Most people know woodpeckers peck at trees, but few realize just how much destruction one bird can cause over time. TikToker That Language Teacher has a male pileated woodpecker living in her yard, ...

Homeowners never know what they'll find in their backyard, but if they're lucky, it'll be an adorable guest wandering around to check things out. One homeowner was drawn to their backyard after ...

There’s something almost comical about watching a woodpecker at work. The bird slams its beak into a tree at speeds that would knock any other creature senseless, yet it just keeps going, seemingly ...