quads said:Looks like a downy woodpecker.
They're fun to watch, always busy. The downy and hairy woodpeckers look similar, but the downy are a little bit bigger than a chickadee and the hairy are about the size of a robin. Males have some red on their head, females don't.zapny said:quads said:Looks like a downy woodpecker.
Thanks Quads, he sure was going to town on that tree.
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fossil said:
quads said:They're fun to watch, always busy. The downy and hairy woodpeckers look similar, but the downy are a little bit bigger than a chickadee and the hairy are about the size of a robin. Males have some red on their head, females don't.zapny said:quads said:Looks like a downy woodpecker.
Thanks Quads, he sure was going to town on that tree.
zap
The pileated makes me stop and stare in amazement every time I see one. So cool!firefighterjake said:quads said:They're fun to watch, always busy. The downy and hairy woodpeckers look similar, but the downy are a little bit bigger than a chickadee and the hairy are about the size of a robin. Males have some red on their head, females don't.zapny said:quads said:Looks like a downy woodpecker.
Thanks Quads, he sure was going to town on that tree.
zap
I'm a little slow on the up-draw sometimes and for a long time could never remember which was which . . . until my much smarter (and prettier than me) wife said, "It's not that hard Jay . . . hairy woodpeckers are huge compared to the downy . . . just think hairy and 'h"." Of course, that was before we saw the pileated woodpecker . . . which truly was huge . . . compared to both the hairy and downy woodpeckers.
quads said:The pileated makes me stop and stare in amazement every time I see one. So cool!firefighterjake said:quads said:They're fun to watch, always busy. The downy and hairy woodpeckers look similar, but the downy are a little bit bigger than a chickadee and the hairy are about the size of a robin. Males have some red on their head, females don't.zapny said:quads said:Looks like a downy woodpecker.
Thanks Quads, he sure was going to town on that tree.
zap
I'm a little slow on the up-draw sometimes and for a long time could never remember which was which . . . until my much smarter (and prettier than me) wife said, "It's not that hard Jay . . . hairy woodpeckers are huge compared to the downy . . . just think hairy and 'h"." Of course, that was before we saw the pileated woodpecker . . . which truly was huge . . . compared to both the hairy and downy woodpeckers.
Yep, that's him!zapny said:quads said:The pileated makes me stop and stare in amazement every time I see one. So cool!firefighterjake said:quads said:They're fun to watch, always busy. The downy and hairy woodpeckers look similar, but the downy are a little bit bigger than a chickadee and the hairy are about the size of a robin. Males have some red on their head, females don't.zapny said:quads" date="1269750550 said:Looks like a downy woodpecker.
Thanks Quads, he sure was going to town on that tree.
zap
I'm a little slow on the up-draw sometimes and for a long time could never remember which was which . . . until my much smarter (and prettier than me) wife said, "It's not that hard Jay . . . hairy woodpeckers are huge compared to the downy . . . just think hairy and 'h"." Of course, that was before we saw the pileated woodpecker . . . which truly was huge . . . compared to both the hairy and downy woodpeckers.
Here you go Quads.
Zap
webie said:Ok so how do I keep these little monsters from drilling holes in my house ?
webie said:Ok so how do I keep these little monsters from drilling holes in my house ?
billb3 said:webie said:Ok so how do I keep these little monsters from drilling holes in my house ?
I've heard that some people have this problem and the woodpecker is not eating bugs but either attracting a mate of scaring other males off.
Don't know what a cure would be for mating and / or territorial rituals , but maybe one or some of those wire thingies that boaters use to keep sea gulls from perching on their boats would work.
Some might suggest a fake predator , but I've seen seagulls perched on fake owls, so I don't think that works too well.
Had 1 pecking at a standing aluminum ladder, for days & until I took the ladder down, so to make the noise so try similar & it might keep him off your house.billb3 said:webie said:Ok so how do I keep these little monsters from drilling holes in my house ?
I've heard that some people have this problem and the woodpecker is not eating bugs but either attracting a mate of scaring other males off.
Don't know what a cure would be for mating and / or territorial rituals , but maybe one or some of those wire thingies that boaters use to keep sea gulls from perching on their boats would work.
Some might suggest a fake predator , but I've seen seagulls perched on fake owls, so I don't think that works too well.
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