[TowerTalk] Woodpeckers and Antennas

[Perry - K4PWO]

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 that would "amplify" 
the noise.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirb Nesbitt" <knesbitt at nucleus.com>
To: "GALE STEWARD" <k3nd at yahoo.com>; <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Woodpeckers and Antennas


> That peckerhead is going to need a "re-tool" on the ol' beak. Very
> likely a mineral deficiency in his diet.
>
> 73,
>
> Kirb - VE6IV
> --
>
> 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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