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 ...

"Robins hold an almost revered place as heralds of spring, but I can't help but unmask them as frauds," columnist Greg ...

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 ...

Every branch, twig, and evergreen leaf sported a white brushstroke before snow changed to freezing rain.

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 birds who, in recent years, have been doing just the opposite by spending ...