Sharp Dressed Man wrote:
"retired54" wrote in message
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"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of the
area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches over the
holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring, I am going
to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is
really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper
solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real
T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that
much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way
to patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking
around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the current
pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That
is what woodpeckers do, etc.

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aem sends.....
Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun to
them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....

Nothing wrong with caring about nature. Even if he shot a couple of them
if they are indigenous to the area they will be back anyway. Better to
remove the attraction. I say get a faux predator bird decoy.

Olddog


Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat and
wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't bear to harm a
precious little critter" bunch...


I met a really sweet girl who was a member of PETA,
she had just undergone a series of Rabies shots because
she tried to save a little critter from a dog and the
critter bit her. I often wonder if the lesson in the
natural order of things had any impact on her. *snicker*

TDD