Who likes Pileated Woodpeckers?
Dec 5, 2019 09:30:23 #
BooIsMyCat
Loc: Somewhere
Larry Powell wrote:
When Woody Woodpecker starts chewing on your house, trees, yard chairs etc he will still be pretty but less welcome.
Sorry to hear that!
I have downy, hairy and pileated woodpeckers by the dozens. Not ONE has EVER attacked my house or any of my out-buildings (3). They all prefer suet over the side of a house. It's the quickest way to get them to forget the man-made structures. Is it foolproof? No.
Dec 5, 2019 09:35:08 #
Dec 5, 2019 09:42:10 #
Great picture. I think they are very pretty. But they also can damage thing. Our old cabin with wood siding they made holes all the way through into the garage. We put steel siding on it.
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Dec 5, 2019 10:40:06 #
I like pileated woodpeckers, especially the shot you took of it! well done!! 
Dec 5, 2019 11:03:52 #
Nice shot! We've lived here 25 years and just three years ago a pileated showed up at our dead pine tree stump in front. Last year he pecked a cavity into the base of the tree, then moved over to the sawn crotch to find more tidbits, probably carpenter ants. If he does that too much more, the base of the tree will be gone and the tree will fall over. He's an efficient lumberjack, chips flying everywhere.
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Dec 5, 2019 12:56:18 #
Who likes The Pileated Woodpecker? I do, I do! But definitely destructive to wood structures. I used a pellet gun or a slingshot to chase them away from structures when I lived in Washington. Great shot! Yeah, he needs to be on a tree branch!
Dec 5, 2019 13:12:02 #
Dec 5, 2019 13:21:15 #
BooIsMyCat
Loc: Somewhere
Fotoartist wrote:
No one has commented on the fence post?
Put him on a tree!
Put him on a tree!
I can see you're not familiar with pileated woodpeckers!
You take your shot whenever it's available.
Dec 5, 2019 14:47:04 #
BooIsMyCat wrote:
Before I moved to Wisconsin, I would occasionally ... (show quote)
Nice Shot and I have one in my area as well. They sure are noisy....like Jack Hammers !
Excellent image of a wonderful Wood Pecker.
Dec 5, 2019 15:38:24 #
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