Flicker control

[Mtneer]

So the early morning drumming on the chimney is one thing. Hate the bastard but he's easy to scare off with a slingshot.

Attacking the wood siding of the house escalates the matter to a new level. I solved that a few years ago by installing a flicker house on a nearby tree, which they liked for a year or two. Then they left us alone for a couple more years.

Now his grandson is back. And he's trying to drill a nest on the north side about 20 feet overhead. I'm thinking permanent removal may be required but options are limited. There are no clean shots that don't threaten neighbors or harm the house. Access to that point for repair would require a 50-foot ladder. Access from above would be extremely difficult without damaging the roof.

Beautiful bird, he has to go.

[MrAK]

I've had one banging away on the side of my house today, good thing I'm renting!

[Mazin]

I've heard of people throwing some piss where they peck and it makes them leave but other than that I got nothing

[longrange2]

Sudden lead poisoning?

[Erni]

Gutenberg press project has a copy of a book about falls and traps.

[Great-Kazoo]

What ever you do DON'T let anyone know what it was. I "believe" Flickers are protected species.. Hummer will correct me if "I'm wrong"

[ray1970]

I like all kinds of animals. Right up to the point where they are causing damage to my property. Then they have to go.

I may or may not have had a very similar issue a couple of years ago with a woodpecker. I also may or may not have solved that problem with a 22 shotshell load which may or may not have dispatched said home vandal while posing almost no risk of collateral damage.

[ray1970]

Oh, and bing this close to the Fourth of July holiday a single "pop" will likely be ignored as just another firework of some sort.

[janenewman2]

We had them ruin the east side of the house. We stuccoed!

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[Mercula]

I've seen em go through stucco. Hate em as much as the next guy. I'm with Ray. SSS