Protect your home from woodpecker damage with these nine effective methods, including deterrents, habitat adjustments, and ...

What do you do when a woodpecker adopts your home? Because all native bird species are protected by federal laws, woodpeckers cannot be trapped and removed in the same way that one can dispatch a ...

Those perfectly round holes in your deck aren't a minor nuisance. They are an open invitation — to next spring's carpenter bee infestation, to moisture and rot, and to a woodpecker problem you didn't ...

Q: I have an ash tree that is now going on 4 years old. The woodpeckers have never bothered it but now they are beginning to peck at it. It attracts ants, which are beneficial to the woodpeckers, and ...

One is drumming to attract a mate or proclaim territory. During courtship, most woodpeckers proclaim their availability to prospective mates through flight displays, calling or drumming. Surfaces for ...

The red-bellied woodpecker, seen in this file photo, is a common species found in Wichita in the spring. Mark Nale For the CDT It’s the first day of spring and while you’re outside enjoying the sounds ...

Generally, woodpeckers peck at houses for one of three reasons - Kathy and her husband, John, own and operate the Wild Birds Unlimited, located in Billings and at www ...