This week’s featured creature, the downy woodpecker, is a bird that is as common in suburban yards as it is in rural areas. It is so named for the downy white feathers on its back between the wings ...

It’s not magic, it’s just a fact of life. Seven species of woodpecker call Illinois home … the downy woodpecker, the hairy woodpecker, the red-bellied woodpecker, the red-headed woodpecker, the ...

A male downy woodpecker pecks at a suet feeder. Watch for a variety of woodpecker species in the woods and at feeders this week. Did you know there are more than 200 species of woodpeckers in the ...