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geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/3/2020 1:50:11 AM)


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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


Yeah, what's with all the bird names for their teams?


Those teams migrate South for the Winter.



fcooke -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/3/2020 1:02:53 PM)


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

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I have a woodpecker having a grand old time on the side of my house this am. Every time I go out, it flies off but then comes back 5 min later. You would think with all the trees around it would prefer them to knocking through paint....another hole to patch.....



BBfanboy -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/3/2020 3:35:14 PM)


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ORIGINAL: fcooke


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

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I have a woodpecker having a grand old time on the side of my house this am. Every time I go out, it flies off but then comes back 5 min later. You would think with all the trees around it would prefer them to knocking through paint....another hole to patch.....

The only reason for a woodpecker to keep pecking at your house is that it detects bugs in there and is getting some for its efforts ... Do you have termites in your area?



Zorch -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/3/2020 7:05:16 PM)


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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


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ORIGINAL: fcooke


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

and

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I have a woodpecker having a grand old time on the side of my house this am. Every time I go out, it flies off but then comes back 5 min later. You would think with all the trees around it would prefer them to knocking through paint....another hole to patch.....

The only reason for a woodpecker to keep pecking at your house is that it detects bugs in there and is getting some for its efforts ... Do you have termites in your area?

He could be pecking in his spare time.

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fcooke -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/3/2020 10:27:34 PM)

Have never seen a termite here. Though the wasps and bees have been off the charts crazy the last couple of days. Didn't know if the peckers go after anything other than grubs. It finally gave up late morning but added a decent hole in the cladding. Thankfully we were planning to replace the cladding on that side of the house sometime this year (if allowed [8|] so I didn't feel the need to buy a shotgun and take it down.....might need the shotgun for other purposes however.....



Chickenboy -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/3/2020 11:16:05 PM)


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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


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ORIGINAL: fcooke


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

and

[image]local://upfiles/37002/B4721FFBCD6D4D11B283715424DE7587.jpg[/image]

I have a woodpecker having a grand old time on the side of my house this am. Every time I go out, it flies off but then comes back 5 min later. You would think with all the trees around it would prefer them to knocking through paint....another hole to patch.....

The only reason for a woodpecker to keep pecking at your house is that it detects bugs in there and is getting some for its efforts ... Do you have termites in your area?


Not so. We routinely have had woodpeckers in the area that get on top of metal fence poles and rap against the top of the pole to make loud "PING!" noises. We've also seen them do this behavior on top of fireplace metal covers. That makes a really loud noise inside the house. They're making loud noises to all other potential rivals that THIS is their territory and finding particularly resonating ways of getting the word out.

Then again, when we lived in Minnesota, we had a couple of pileated woodpeckers (think "Woody") absolutely destroy a tree of ours in the backyard. Within a couple days, they rendered it unsalvageable. THAT was probably some insect infestation.



BBfanboy -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/3/2020 11:22:30 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


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ORIGINAL: fcooke


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

and

[image]local://upfiles/37002/B4721FFBCD6D4D11B283715424DE7587.jpg[/image]

I have a woodpecker having a grand old time on the side of my house this am. Every time I go out, it flies off but then comes back 5 min later. You would think with all the trees around it would prefer them to knocking through paint....another hole to patch.....

The only reason for a woodpecker to keep pecking at your house is that it detects bugs in there and is getting some for its efforts ... Do you have termites in your area?


Not so. We routinely have had woodpeckers in the area that get on top of metal fence poles and rap against the top of the pole to make loud "PING!" noises. We've also seen them do this behavior on top of fireplace metal covers. That makes a really loud noise inside the house. They're making loud noises to all other potential rivals that THIS is their territory and finding particularly resonating ways of getting the word out.

Then again, when we lived in Minnesota, we had a couple of pileated woodpeckers (think "Woody") absolutely destroy a tree of ours in the backyard. Within a couple days, they rendered it unsalvageable. THAT was probably some insect infestation.

Good info - it would seem simpler to learn a song though and not subject your brain to that kind of rattling. Must be the teenage punk woodpeckers.



fcooke -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 1:22:26 AM)

I would almost attest to the last time I went to meet the Woody and told it to 'please stop' that it actually listened. Likely wishful thinking, but one can dream. Is it legal to buy a lotto ticket in NY right now?????



geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 1:45:43 AM)

Woodpeckers tapping on anything is a territorial call. They tend to like metal things like flashings or metal sidings or gutters because they're loud. Brings out the Ringo in them. They like hollow trees for the same reason, though there will be bugs in dying or dead trees. They use their beaks to pry them out. They like peanuts and suet and will sip from your hummingbird feeder too.



geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 1:50:21 AM)

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geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 1:50:53 AM)

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geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 1:54:38 AM)

Hummer for the day

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fcooke -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 2:27:46 AM)

Hummers are amazing to me - their speed, ability to start and stop on a dime. Pretty impressive.



USSAmerica -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 7:28:29 PM)

I agree that hummingbirds are amazing! We've had our first 2 or 3 return so far this Spring.



BBfanboy -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 10:32:19 PM)


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I agree that hummingbirds are amazing! We've had our first 2 or 3 return so far this Spring.

During bird migration in the fall I was at Assinniboine Park, in the English Garden which has lots of flowers. I heard a clicking sound and looked up to see two hummingbirds fencing with their beaks in mid-air. They did that for perhaps 10 seconds, then flew to different tree perches and rested for a minute, then they flew out to fence again! Never saw anything like it before or since.



geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 10:53:34 PM)

All the males think they're D'Artagnan.



Chickenboy -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/4/2020 11:23:28 PM)


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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


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ORIGINAL: USSAmerica

I agree that hummingbirds are amazing! We've had our first 2 or 3 return so far this Spring.

During bird migration in the fall I was at Assinniboine Park, in the English Garden which has lots of flowers. I heard a clicking sound and looked up to see two hummingbirds fencing with their beaks in mid-air. They did that for perhaps 10 seconds, then flew to different tree perches and rested for a minute, then they flew out to fence again! Never saw anything like it before or since.


Male hummers are hyperaggressive. Probably the most aggressive birds out there. There are documented cases of Rufus hummingbirds using their beaks as lances and skewering others at speed.

Here's an article about a South American species of hummingbird where throat stabbing is de rigueur.

https://time.com/3557286/hummingbirds-beaks/



fcooke -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/5/2020 10:09:45 AM)

And Woody is back at it again this morning.....working very close to stuff that supports an AC unit.....hopefully doesn't 'miss' and torch itself on the electrical conduit.



geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/5/2020 3:10:03 PM)

Today's bird, a female rose-breasted grosbeak

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geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/5/2020 3:10:33 PM)

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Cheesesteak -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/5/2020 3:13:08 PM)

This better not waken any latent urge to be a bird-watcher. My wife thinks I'm weird enough as is.



geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/5/2020 3:17:16 PM)

Let me sneak another in, a common grackle

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MakeeLearn -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/5/2020 4:49:26 PM)

I've got some of theses in my yard. Pic does not do them justice

Scarlet Tanager



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BBfanboy -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/5/2020 7:23:19 PM)


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Today's bird, a female rose-breasted grosbeak

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Looks like she forgot to put her makeup on before she went out ...



geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/5/2020 10:42:20 PM)

Here's a bird that's been around here for quite some time and I was unaware of it until someone pointed it out. A Eurasian tree sparrow. I had been lumping it in with the house sparrows that are common here (another import from Eurasia), it resembles a male house sparrow, but you can't distinguish male from female in this species

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RangerJoe -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/5/2020 10:57:53 PM)


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Here's a bird that's been around here for quite some time and I was unaware of it until someone pointed it out. A Eurasian tree sparrow. I had been lumping it in with the house sparrows that are common here (another import from Eurasia), it resembles a male house sparrow, but you can't distinguish male from female in this species

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The important thing is if they can tell the difference. [8|]



Orm -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/6/2020 3:52:40 PM)

Thank you, Gentlemen, for sharing all those nice pictures. [:)]



geofflambert -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/7/2020 2:52:51 AM)

Well, Orm, some of the forumites just aren't interested in birds, so I have to entertain them. Here goes -

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Zorch -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/7/2020 1:14:15 PM)


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Well, Orm, some of the forumites just aren't interested in birds, so I have to entertain them. Here goes -

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You should visit this island...

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Cheesesteak -> RE: OT Things to ponder (5/7/2020 7:16:19 PM)


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Well, Orm, some of the forumites just aren't interested in birds, so I have to entertain them. Here goes -

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[:D]



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