[bigstrat2003]

I hate woodpeckers. We had a solid year or two where there was one putting holes in our house and it just would not leave us alone. Eventually we were able to figure out a way to prevent it from perching, but until then I was on the verge of wanting to sell the house just to get away from the thing. I used to joke that the people who made the migratory birds treaty which protects woodpeckers only did so because they never had to deal with one before.

[dpb001]

We had the variety that was able to grab onto the edges exposed by the seams in our vertical cedar siding and so had holes at random places in the wall, far away from perching locations. Owl and crow decoys plus reflective discs dangling in the wind seemed to help but it’s hard to do A/B testing for this. The house was due for another coat of stain and after that they’ve stayed away - the new color is less tree-like so maybe that helps.