How to Get Woodpeckers to Fuck
Even if you’re not the most avid bird watcher, you can probably identify a woodpecker, especially if you’ve seen one in or up a tree. At the very least, you recognize their pointed, drill-like beak, which they use to make holes of varying sizes to find insects to eat or create a burrow large enough to live in.
But besides being annoying to listen to, all this pecking can do some damage. Here’s what woodpeckers are capable of and how to (humanely) encourage them to move to another place.
What do woodpeckers peck and why?
It’s one thing if woodpeckers stick to pecking trees, but, unfortunately, this is not the case. They can also peck at your house, garage, barn and other buildings. This is not ideal because termites, rodents, and other pets can enter through these holes in your home, resulting in all sorts of structural damage.
And, of course, they gravitate towards wood, but woodpeckers have been known to gouge gutters, siding, and air conditioners . Why chisel metal and other non-wood materials? Because woodpeckers also make noise to attract a female.
But as annoying and destructive as woodpeckers are, they are still an important part of your local ecosystem. In other words, you don’t want to part with them, but you would appreciate if they used their pecking talents elsewhere.
How to make a woodpecker move
Here are some ways to scare woodpeckers away from your home without harming them.
Decorate the place a little
Woodpeckers love rotting, damaged, and/or insect-infested wood, so do your best to make sure there is nothing in your home or property to attract them. This may include replacing any rotting wood on the outside of your home, patching up holes, and removing any dead and rotting trees or logs on your property.
Scare them off with loud noises
Woodpeckers get scared when they hear loud noises , so if you see a woodpecker pecking at your house, go outside (or open a window) and clap your hands or bang pots or pans to scare it away. They also don’t like wind chimes, so you can hang them in places where you’ve seen woodpeckers in the past.
Scare them off with something bright
If you’ve ever seen a bunch of CDs tied together and draped in someone’s yard, they were (probably) there to scare away some kind of animal – perhaps a woodpecker. They also dislike colorful, shiny turntables.