As I discovered today. There is a round 6 inch hole in it and the sheathing. The bird is the size of a duck. I thought he was aftter insects but it is clean in the wall. Any ideas on how to stop this. The 2nd story corner faces woods abouut 30 feet away.
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terminate the bird with extreme predjudice....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
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Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
The one around here either hammers on my aluminum ladder, or the insulator on my power pole. I though maybe he was retarded, but there may be more to it.
At this time of the year they are trying to attract mates and establish territory. Ornithologists speculate that they use some materials to amplify the "pecking" noise they make so they appear more impressive to both females and potential rivals.
In your case, I guess no matter how fascinating, these insights are of absolutely no practical value. Sorry.
Yeah, here too... it's funny, they seem to seek out the loudest resonating object they can find. They love the aluminum cap on top of power poles... heck of a racket.Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
Woodpeckers pick certain surfaces to make sounds as part of their mating behavior. Once they pick your siding, they are hard to dissuade. If you can catch them at it, it may help to run outside and scare them away. That works for me. Once they do not feel safe, they tend to look for greener pastures.
This mating banging usually doesn't involve drilling a hole tho.
Something like food is going on.
"Something like food is going on."OP>>There is a round 6 inch hole in it and the sheathing.I'd say something like nesting is going on - "there's enough for everyone"
I would get an elaborate trap from the ACME company and spring it on him... no, wait, that only works with roadrunners.
Acme roadrunner traps never worked for Wile E. Coyote.
Now you're speaking in generalities. I'm sure ACME will tell you that that was always due to user error.
Edited 3/29/2008 7:24 pm ET by JDLee
Somebody should get out there and tell that dumbarse bird that the dust from that siding is toxic fer it's yunguns.
Maybe go out and put a sign on the lightpost, that says, "Slow: woodpecker pecking post".
You know, get it to go to the post. Just like they get all those deer to cross the road at the same place by putting up those signs.
I wish BobbyS was here. He'd know what to do.
Life doesn't often leave a very easy trail to follow.
If this becomes a trend, are we going to have a new species of bird called a hardpecker?
I'd call it a hardipecker.
If that bird is the size of a duck it must be the pileated woodpecker. If that's the case you should help it build its home by adding a nice box inside that it can drill into. Then a window so you can peak at it now and then. If you could get the local newspaper to run an article with a few pictures, there is no doubt that it would double the value of your house if a real birder got wind of it.
That could be the opportunity of a lifetime. Only half kidding.
Around here we only have the Pilateed Goldigger.
Cute. Can crush a walnut with their thighs. Only nest in your house if both your cars cost over $50,000.Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
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But then you'd need a lot bigger box.
Kegels can keep that box quite small.
Oh, I am so getting banned.Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
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Yea probably .... But that Line was worth it! LOL
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