Hey eat someone else’s deck!

godi · ‎03-09-2010

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

they only do this on rotten wood or wood with bugs...

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

About 3 years ago while in or FL condo, I awoke to what I thought was DH hammering on the back lanai. It was 7 AM, way too early for any of his projects !

Turns out it was an adult woodpecker who had his talons hooked into the screen outside my bedroom window. He was hitting bill on his reflection on the window atop the screen.

He did this consistently for a week....we put paper up, anything to stop his reflection. Well, his talons shredded the very large screen to pieces.

DH learned a new skill: how to replace a screen's mesh work !

Good luck with your visitor!

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill

dancingwoman · ‎03-10-2010

@godi About 20 yrs ago we had just had a garage and studio built and they started doing this on our new siding..it was new and bug free...and they also do it on our wood stove pipe...sounds like machine guns..that they tend to do at sunrise....They are early risers..LOL..DW

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

I have them in my yard....along with some crows. These guys can actually belt out a SONG on occasion!

♥Surface of the Sun♥

DSD2 · ‎01-09-2016

Oh no!!!

I believe that while woodpeckers may find it easier to attack dead wood but they are happy to peck at living wood as well.

Sometimes they will persist for a few days and then others...

Several years ago, we had a woodpecker that was destroying part of the side of our home. We did everythihg we could, reflective hanging swirling strips, but to no avail. We had to patch up all the holes.

But there's been nothing since.

I hope your visitor finds another tree, away from someone's property/porch.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

I have woods all around me ,i love hearing them, and seeing them.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

Imaoldhippie · ‎06-10-2015

I believe thats a female, she has babies to feed.

LIFE IS TO SHORT TOO FOLD FITTED SHEETS

BlueFinch · ‎08-31-2019

I have a couple of Woodpeckers that love it when I put slices of apple on top of the back fence 2x4. But, I've seen them pecking away at perfectly good deck wood. Not rotten; no bugs in sight. I think they're just practicing . Gotta stay in shape.