Oldie Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 My neighbour is guardian to a Chateau. The shutters above ground are 25/30ft up and are about 8ft high. A woodpecker has taken to pecking large holes in them. Repairing them is a problem due to not only the height above ground, but also their weight - they cannot simply be lowered without the use of a pulley or similar.Is there a way the woodpecker can be deterred ? Is there a special paint or something that can be used on the shutters? I suppose the last resort would be to shoot the bird, but we don't really want to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Well this Forum is varied if nothing else - this is the first time I've ever heard of woodpeckers attacking shutters!As I understood it, woodpeckers peck (usually trees) to get at insects. Maybe there is a bigger underlying problem with the shutters and they are infested with something?(what do you call a woodpecker with no beak? - a headbanger) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I reckon you've hit the nail on the head, Pierre, something wrong with the shutters, probably not in very good nick and full of insects. Woodpeckers only peck or dig at decaying wood, either for food, to drum or to excavate a nest hole.I'll ignore the shooting bit as it has to be a "silly".Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana (ex tag) Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Chris, we don't agree on everything but this, good bloody luck to the woodie I say. But I fear that someone will do something nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecurie Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 we looked at a house in the Marais Poitevan. there were woodpecker holes in most of the shutters and a nest on one of the windowledges, inside between the shutter and window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 hiok paint em with stone coloured paint ... that will fool em !!! Dave[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I thought Woodpeckers pecked for the same reason Italien men strutted. Viz to convince Italien women of the size of the dicks. Put metal over them so it becomes painful or their anatomy goes blunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northender Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 We had the same problem on our old shutters , a neighbour gave us some silver/red tape (foil) which is supposed to deter/frighten birds as they flicker.You can buy it at garden centres , brico's etc. Seemed to do the trick but since had the shutters replaced .I've also seen people use CD's nailed to the shutter for the same effect.Next time you get one of those "Sounds of the Summer" free CD's in your Sunday paper you know what to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 Thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana (ex tag) Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Could you leave something for them to peck at though. They are such lovely birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Anglia Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Is a young woodpecker a "Twigpecker"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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