woodpecker in my back yard
I first heard him yesterday morning. This morning I decided to try to see exactly where he is, because his tapping is really loud and close. Turns out he's about 10 feet from my house and 5 feet up. Tapping on the metal pole I posted to hang the clothes line on if it ever stops raining. 
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I had one tapping like crazy on my chimney last year. Good to know he's claimed my house as his territory. Glad he lets me continue to live here 
I didn't know they were tapping for bugs. I thought they were tapping nests out of tree trunks. Or chimneys. Or metal poles!
Next time I hear him, I'll have to tape it and send to somebody who knows Morse. Cause other than dot-dot-dot dash-dash-dash dot-dot-dot I don't know any Morse. If it's not a theme on S.O.S., it's greek to me...