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Insane Woodpecker?
This is a discussion on Insane Woodpecker? within the Off-Topic forums, part of the General category; The strangest thing's been going on here the last couple of days. A woodpecker has taken up residence in the ...
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04-05-2010, 06:25 AM #1NES Member
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Insane Woodpecker?
The strangest thing's been going on here the last couple of days. A woodpecker has taken up residence in the neighborhood. The strange part is, it's not going near any trees. It's going for our outdoor grills! I did a WTF when I first heard it in my driveway -- it sounds like an MG422 snare drum. I looked out and saw it fly away, and thought it was in the tree outside my house next to the grill.
But yesterday I peeked out and it looked like it flew off the grill, so I figured that's what it was doing. This morning proved it -- I heard the metallic drum sound in a neighbor's yard a few hundred feet away. Then,louder. It's on my grill at this moment, drumming away. I figure it'll move to the next grill in a little while.The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration.....
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04-05-2010, 06:33 AM #2Registered User
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Perhaps he was listening to the Surfaris on an oldies station and can't get "Wipeout" out of his head.
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04-05-2010, 07:20 AM #3NES Member
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Maybe it is going after the fat on your grill, if you put some suet out it might leave the grill alone. Must be funny as heck to watch though.
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04-05-2010, 07:23 AM #4Registered User
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We had one that would rap on the metal roof shed and mailbox every spring. I think it is a mating thing not a dumb bird looking for metal bugs. It is annoying.
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04-05-2010, 07:30 AM #5Registered User
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Yep... it's a mating thang. They are up on my stainless steel chimney cap hammering away all the time (when they are not otherwise having fun destroying my house).
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04-05-2010, 08:05 AM #6Road Warrior
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04-05-2010, 08:09 AM #7NES Member
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i think i heard one doing the same thing a little while ago... might even be the same bird since i'm only a little way down the road from you.
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04-05-2010, 09:16 AM #8Manufacturer
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Yes, they like the fat. I keep a suet feeder out for them and several different ones come all the time. Jack. Originally Posted by goofycj7
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04-05-2010, 09:19 AM #9Registered User
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Tape strands of reynolds wrap to any where a woodpecker taps. They don't like to go near any thing that's shiny and flutters..
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04-05-2010, 10:33 AM #10Registered User
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I've noticed a significant level of woodpecker activity lately... it a constant battle keeping them from my house!
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