If you have a dead tree, here’s how to cut it down safely. In the western region of the U.S., acorn woodpeckers peck away to make small cavities to store acorns for later use. These granaries ...

in a study a single tree contained more than 50,000 acorn-storage holes. Acorn woodpeckers also feed by sallying for flying insects and gleaning trunks, and they often eat ants (as reflected in ...

Amidst a comeback for the red-cockaded woodpecker — the South’s not-always-welcome neighbor — a new legal status and ...

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff As many hours as I have spent in the woods over the years, I have never seen a ...

“One backyard oak tree can be an entire habitat to a bird like an acorn woodpecker.” Oregon oak habitats, from meadows to tree-dotted savannas and dense woodlands, attract more than 300 ...

and acorn woodpeckers “tattooing” their home tree by drilling thousands of acorns into the bark, this bird family is diverse and spectacular.

After pecking at a tree with their strong beaks ... According to Audubon, some species, like the acorn woodpecker, are more aggressive. These birds are territorial and will defend their nests ...