Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-19 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Neighbors at the lake have a big propane tank and in the middle is the lid where the fill valve is etc. There was a woodpecker who loved to sit in the lid and hammer away. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-19 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
My problem, though I have a lot of noisy woodpeckers around, is peckerwoods. I'm wondering how to deal with them. --R On 8/18/15 5:52 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Oh no. I just chased off two woodpeckers, eating something out of the wood trim along an eave. Fresh wood under the

Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-19 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
A moonin'? Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack! My problem, though I have a lot

Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-19 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Randy wrote: Neighbors at the lake have a big propane tank and in the middle is the lid where the fill valve is etc. There was a woodpecker who loved to sit in the lid and hammer away. All the woodpeckers I'm familiar with hammer for two reasons - to eat and to sing. When eating, most use

Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-18 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Probably something in there, look for wood bee holes. Note that male woodpeckers love siding that makes a lot of noise, they mark their territory by hammering on hollow limbs that boom. Siding works really well for that, so do stores bee hive boxes. Peter

Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-18 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:33:08 -0500 Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Note that male woodpeckers love siding that makes a lot of noise, they mark their territory by hammering on hollow limbs that boom. Siding works really well for that, so do stores bee hive boxes.

Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Fill up he carpenter bee holes and the woodpeckers lose interest. On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 11:05 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:33:08 -0500 Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Note that male woodpeckers love siding that makes

Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-18 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Ugh. I found a wood bee hole in our back porch last month... perhaps there are more that are their target(s). -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On August 18, 2015 6:33:08 PM EDT, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Probably something in there, look for

Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On August 18, 2015 at 6:33 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Note that male woodpeckers love siding that makes a lot of noise, they mark their territory by hammering on hollow limbs that boom. Siding works really well for that, so do stores bee hive boxes.

Re: [MBZ] Woodpeckers attack!

2015-08-18 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Oh no. I just chased off two woodpeckers, eating something out of the wood trim along an eave. Fresh wood under the paint looks fine from a distance... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 Got some nice fat little worms in there somewhere. Better spray it with D DT.