At my place the chipmunks get the .22 treatment and mice get poisoned,
everything else gets free range privilege. I have deer, an occassional bear
and moose, coyote, fox, lots of turkeys, quail, racoons, etc plus all sorts
of predator birds; even saw an eagle circling a tower a month ago. There are
a couple of very small ponds in the are and ducks and geese are regular
visitors
Its the benefit of living on top of a hill, at the end of the road and
surrounded by miles of woodland. I dont even complain when an owl wakes me
up. But when an escaped male peacock set up residence that was the last
straw; anyone ever hear those damn things at dawn? It took over a month but
Animal Control finally captured it.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Parry" <BPARRY@RGV.RR.COM>
To: "'GALE STEWARD'" <k3nd@yahoo.com>; "'towertalk reflector'"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Woodpeckers and Antennas
>I think you need a pellet gun. Just don't hit your antenna!
>
> We have tons of woodpeckers around here. They destroyed the post that
> holds
> our porch up and frequently peck on the fascia of the house. The have
> pecked
> large holes in the screens on the windows. They can be destructive little
> devils.
>
> Critters are the price you pay for living in the country (Coyotes,
> possums,
> jackrabbits, snakes and spiders.) We have a family of Harris Hawks and
> they
> sit on my antennas and poop all over everything down below. I'll take that
> over some of the problems that others have anytime. Last year I irrigated
> and a flock of about 30 Wood Ducks landed in my back yard and stayed there
> for nearly an hour. Last week it was a covey of quail.
>
> Maybe just leave the pellet gun at the store and enjoy the antics of the
> critters. I doubt the woodpeckers are going to damage your antennas. I
> wouldn't worry about your uncommonly hot temperatures either. It will be
> cold enough this winter for you to wish for a little hot weather! We only
> get about one month of winter here but it only takes one cold spell and
> I'm
> ready for our 95 - 100 degrees again.
>
> Keep smilin'
>
> Bill, W5VX
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>>bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of GALE STEWARD
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 1:35 PM
>>To: towertalk reflector
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] Woodpeckers and Antennas
>>
>>Ok guys, time for a new thread. This was a new one on
>>me.
>>
>> I have a bit of woods on my property and throughout
>>the years have seen and heard various woodpeckers
>>pecking away at dead trees. It very common to hear
>>them in the morning as I'm walking to the car to leave
>>for work. This morning as I was walking out the
>>driveway, I heard a metallic "rattle" of sorts like
>>I'd never heard. It was dead calm so it wasn't a wind
>>related issue. I looked up the tower and there was a
>>woodpecker sitting on the boom of the 40-2CD. As I
>>watched, he lowered his head and pecked the boom of
>>the antenna. It was quite loud but he/she wasn't fazed
>>in the least and continued, on and off, for several
>>minutes and then flew back into the woods. In all the
>>years that I've had towers and antennas in the air,
>>that was a first! Maybe the uncommomly hot
>>temperatures in this part of the country are to blame.
>>It's certainly taking it's toll of the mental
>>abilities of some of the people!
>>
>>Maybe I need a plastic owl up there!
>>
>>73, Stew K3ND
>>
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