Two of the more elusive animals in my backyard are the pileated woodpecker and the carpenter ant.I rarely see either, yet I have ample evidence of their presence. This winter, pileated woodpeckers ...

Pileated woodpeckers are damaging car mirrors and windshields in a Riverlea, Ohio, neighborhood. The woodpeckers attack the reflective surfaces, likely perceiving their reflections as rivals.

As a collective notion, woodpeckers are one of the more familiar bird families. The general idea is clear enough: medium-sized, black-and-white birds with red highlights that use their beaks to pound ...

The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds and animals.