I have been seeing a giant woodpecker hanging around my yard and every day he gets closer to my house. This thing is about the same size of a small crow and won't go away. I don't like killing animals but want him gone, if he goes to work on my house he will do some big time damage. How do I scare him off with out hurting him. He looks really mean!
2007-07-01 08:10:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Ask Buk to sleep on your roof. Seriously a plastic owl mounted at the edge of the roof shoulld keep him away.
2007-07-01 08:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by asmikeocsit 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hang shiny mylar strips, mylar balloons, or aluminum foil around area of home. Woodpeckers do not like shiny, mirror-like materials.
Strategically aim a sprinkler with a motion detector (Scarecrow) at the location where the bird is drumming. A few squirts with the sprinkler often deter the woodpecker from returning.
If a woodpecker has started a hole, cover the hole with flashing or aluminum. This will minimize further damage, and may scare the woodpecker from further drumming on your home.
If the location is near a window, it may be worthwhile to hang a static cling hawk on nearby windows. Coopers hawks are a natural predator and may deter the offender. Sometimes, hanging latex balloons with large, stenciled eyes around the home works as a scare tactic.
Try tacking up some netting three inches from the outside of the house. The net will keep the woodpecker away from the wood and is a longer lasting solution.
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2007-07-01 16:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Purchase a plastic owl and hang in on an eave by a fishing line (invisible to birds). As the owl turns in the breeze, it will give the woodpecker the impression it is alive and deter the woodpecker from coming near. You may have to hang more than one. We did that because ladderback (small) woodpeckers were making holes in our redwood siding and nesting in the house. It worked well. We also tied old cd's by fishing string at random heights to deter them--didn't work as well as the owls and the neighbors thought we were nuts. . . they still do.
2007-07-01 15:41:39 · answer #3 · answered by cgminime 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I only WISH we had a woodpecker! We've got squirrels, who got in through a decayed piece of trim, into the attic and eventually gnawed 5 holes through the drywall in the ceiling! I would trap them but others would just move in.
Anyway, I'd try the idea of scaring him off with those metal strips. Or you could have animal control to trap and relocate it. Planting trees is a good idea, too; i'm sure the bird would prefer THAT!
2007-07-01 15:34:21 · answer #4 · answered by Gwynneth Of Olwen 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We were told to hang strips of aluminum foil off the house, like little flags. The woodpeckers apparently dont like the shininess and the movement. We never had trouble with them, so I guess it worked. I put some in the trees near our house for good measure.
2007-07-01 15:16:17 · answer #5 · answered by weissbirk 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Take Mike's advice and put Buk on your roof!
No, seriously the owl idea works! LOL
2007-07-01 16:51:51 · answer #6 · answered by Breezey is saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well Sawman I hear a plastic owl sometimes works on other birds maybe try that....good luck...=-)
2007-07-02 02:06:28 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Saw Dust♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋