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Birders

Farmer-Rick

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2. When I first got my metal roof installed

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sun Jun 2, 2024, 08:11 AM

Jun 2024

Several woodpeckers would wake me up in the morning. They were pecking right above my head. Though there's an attic to muffle the sound, it was still very loud.

They eventually moved on to less noisy pecking.

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'Chimney caps, vent pipes, gutters': Why some woodpeckers are major metal heads [View all] sl8 Jun 2024 OP

Took ours a week to figure it out. SarahD Jun 2024 #1

When I first got my metal roof installed Farmer-Rick Jun 2024 #2

There are a lot of woodpeckers in our old growth forest neighborhood. lark Jun 2024 #3

We had one that spent one summer tapping on our old tractor. sybylla Jun 2024 #4

musta been very annoying . AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #6

Very. We have an old farm house w/o. central air. sybylla Jun 2024 #7

im too sexy for my shirt!!! AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #5