My hole season has arrived and oh how I enjoy it! Actually, I love the holes and consequently enjoy this time of year when holes become very busy. I am, of course, referring to woodpecker holes in ...

Aside from perhaps experiencing a tidal wave a hundred feet high crashing onto a city, there is likely nothing in human ...

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 ...

Every time I look at the back seat of my car, I see it — a plastic bag holding a white T-shirt and a small, dark feather. They’re leftovers from a fine June morning several years ago, when I’d been on ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Truly a rare visitor to our backyard bird feeders, it’s always exciting when Dr. Pill shows up. Dr. Pill is our nickname for our local Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus ...

The pileated woodpecker is one of the largest woodpeckers in North America. They use their strong beak to bore holes for nesting and finding food. However, woodpeckers aren’t the only ones who take ...

The pileated woodpecker appears to be an absurd bird in some ways. It is outsized, nearly as large as a crow. It is loud, uttering a series of calls that chill spines at long distances. It is ...