Ok guys, time for a new thread. This was a new one on me. I have a bit of woods on my property and throughout the years have seen and heard various woodpeckers pecking away at dead trees. It very com
Stew and others, 73, Scott W3TX _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting
Ok guys, time for a new thread. This was a new one on me. <snip> This morning as I was walking out the driveway, I heard a metallic "rattle" of sorts like I'd never heard. <snip> I looked up the towe
That peckerhead is going to need a "re-tool" on the ol' beak. Very likely a mineral deficiency in his diet. 73, Kirb - VE6IV -- -- _______________________________________________ ____________________
Great thread, so far :) About 20 years ago, I moved to a house in a semi-rural lake community (600 acres of water), surrounded on 3 sides by woods. Because of the lake and spending lots of time in th
Back during my freshman year at SDSU (that's South Dakota, not San Diego), the campus had metal light poles with these metal hat-like hoods on top. Right outside the dorm, a woodpecker landed on one
Woodpeckers hit anything that makes a big "noise" to attract a mate....guys, the woodies are just trying to get laid. Kinda like a drummer on MTV 73 de Mike K7PI _____________________________________
I think you need a pellet gun. Just don't hit your antenna! We have tons of woodpeckers around here. They destroyed the post that holds our porch up and frequently peck on the fascia of the house. Th
....and that's the way it is!! :-) Bill, W5VX _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://li
Jim, listen.. if I had a 2' tall woodpecker sitting in the backyard look'in to "tap" something, I'd be making da!m sure I was wearing all the WRONG colours before going out to cut the grass! 73, Kirb
So they get a real bang out of it? :) 73 de N8AU, Jim in Raymore, MO Light travels faster than sound... This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Woodpeckers hit anything that
At my place the chipmunks get the .22 treatment and mice get poisoned, everything else gets free range privilege. I have deer, an occassional bear and moose, coyote, fox, lots of turkeys, quail, raco
Yellow bellied sapsuckers do the same thing around here quite often, but more often rap on the steel tower legs and deck railings. David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net web: http://www.k1
Woodpeckers do that for a mating call, he's using your ant as a drum. I have one here that is doing the same thing with my gutters.- James KB4RMN _______________________________________________ _____
If we're talking woodpeckers of the little pecker variety, ie; downy, red-breasted, hairy, don't sweat it. If we're talking the pileated big boys, then get the .22 and blast the sucker. 73 Bill _____
Someone told me that they tap on objects that make a loud sound in order to signal their area to keep competition away. It is like marking their territory. 73..de John/K4WJ 73..de John/K4WJ ex K8PXG
Wait until he finds your metal chimney -- It will rattle the whole house as he tries to impress the girls by being louder than the other woodpeckers. I think it is like teenage boys and their hatred
I haven't been closely following this thread, but I used an inflatable snake to scare woodpeckers from my roof. Never a problem after that, except for taking a few years off the life of our roofer wh
Hey now..., even at my age I like the sound of a pair of burned out "glass packs" tied to a BIG displacement V-8 and, no I'm not in my second child hood. Ask my wife and she'll tell you I never got
More likely he was a real smart fellow as he found a way to announce his presence to potential mates beyond the usual area. I've seen them on the gutters, antennas, tin roofs... just about any medium