This morning I awoke, not to the barking pack of wild beasts next door but to the strains of a jackhammer on a tin roof. Terrified, I ran from room to room trying to discern where the racket was coming from. The heat was on. Could it be the furnace? I ran to the basement but everything seemed fine down there and the noise wasn't quite as loud so I went back upstairs thinking that maybe it was coming from outside. What on earth were those inconsiderate neighbours doing now? I opened the sliding glass door and stepped out onto the deck. As I slowly peeked around the corner two moronic woodpeckers flew out from under the eaves. The brainless birds had been attacking our aluminum soffits in search of breakfast. Now I understand the meaning of birdbrained.
posted on Mar 15, 2010 10:20 PM ()
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We have lots of birds, but so far no destroyers. If we put up a pole, we could get an osprey. There are several nearby and one of them took over a neighbor's chimney. I love big birds.
We had a titmouse who wanted to build a nest in the house. She committed suicide banging against the glass doors.
For the last couple of weeks, I've had the experience of 2 tits up against my window over and over. They just won't give up. I think they want to come in and rest themselves on my shoulders. I am talking about tiny birds.
I had a woodpecker freak me out by pecking at the metal furnace funnel on the roof.
My next door neighbour had a persistent woodpecker that kept attacking her wood siding in search of food. Finally, she had to resort to playing a radio (outside) for 24 hours a day until the woodpecker stopped returning. Weird little critters!
We have flickers (in the woodpecker family) that tap like that on the gutters in the spring, and we can hear them up there cackling about it. One time Mr. Tbend hit one with a snowball, but it didn't bother it. We always worry they will attack the wood of the house, but so far not.
I had a woodpecker freak me out by pecking at the metal furnace funnel on the roof. 
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