WOODPECKERS have unique habits that place them into a category of avian critters who conduct their life and food gathering abilities in similar fashion. Scientists place them in the family named ...

My 5-year old grandson recently had a snow day. To entertain him, his parents brought out pinecones, peanut butter and ...

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WOODPECKERS have unique habits that place them into a category of avian critters who conduct their life and food gathering ...

Winter birding across Maine highlights familiar winter species, simple tracking clues, feeder tips and welcoming places for residents to enjoy wildlife all season.

Marta Gouger (our Times News editor) gave me a shot at writing this column, I had no idea it would be continuing this long.

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Discover which woodpeckers mate for life, and which pair up and then split up. Also learn how long pileated woodpeckers live.

The woodpecker is a unique bird species that has gone through some mysteriously acquired adaptations since the extinction of the dinosaurs. Fossils tell us, without any explanations of course (because ...