These adorable birds duck and dodge through ... Deep South and lower Midwest. The Carolina chickadee’s geographic range overlaps the black-capped. Listen and look for differences.

Black and white coloration is visually striking. A deep contrast in colors can draw the eye and make birds and other animals stand out. But sometimes, it helps them blend in. Birds can be black ...

All red-bellied woodpeckers show a black-and-white barred back ... uncommon to fairly common in the Northeast, Midwest, and Great Plains. Year-round: Pine and hardwood forests, open woodlands ...