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
GALE STEWARD wrote:
> 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 common to hear
> them in the morning as I'm walking to the car to leave
> for work. This morning as I was walking out the
> driveway, I heard a metallic "rattle" of sorts like
> I'd never heard. It was dead calm so it wasn't a wind
> related issue. I looked up the tower and there was a
> woodpecker sitting on the boom of the 40-2CD. As I
> watched, he lowered his head and pecked the boom of
> the antenna. It was quite loud but he/she wasn't fazed
> in the least and continued, on and off, for several
> minutes and then flew back into the woods. In all the
> years that I've had towers and antennas in the air,
> that was a first! Maybe the uncommomly hot
> temperatures in this part of the country are to blame.
> It's certainly taking it's toll of the mental
> abilities of some of the people!
>
> Maybe I need a plastic owl up there!
>
> 73, Stew K3ND
>
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