Woody woodpecker has been seen on numerous occasions, clinging to the trunk of one of our palm trees. Usually he flies away before his photo shoot, but yesterday he was too busy to notice he was being spied on. That’s quite a sizeable hole already. I hope he intends making his home there and raising a family.
Last year, one of our neighbours across the lake told hubby that he became so irritated by the rat-a-tat-tat of a woodpecker incessantly pecking at a tree in his backyard, that he had the tree chopped down. I don’t know about you, but that’s what I would definitely call overkill. I felt sorry for the palm tree as well as the woodpecker.
Happy weekend to you all.
anotherdayinparadise 
wow what a fantastic photo
Thanks, Marylou. 🙂
Lucky you if the woodpecker does move in. Not so sure you’re lucky with that particular neighbor though! 🤨
Goodness, that was an extreme reaction. I would love to see a woodpecker!
Some people just don’t know when they’re well off. 😳 I consider myself blessed to see all the wonderful wildlife here.
I agree, chopping the tree down is overkill. The bird would have eventually stopped when his home was done!
Exactly so. Some people are so impatient as well as intolerant. 😳
Lovely shot, Sylvia! But what a neighbour, with chopping down the tree because the bird is happily doing what it does best; pecking at trees. 🙂 It’s like being irritated because the sun shines…*sigh*
Thanks so much. Yes, you’re so right. Not my kind of person at all. 😦
Isn’t he lovely? As to the neighbour – yikes! What would be do about a blocked drain- tear down the house? 😉
Yes, I’m glad we live in the other side of the water from the crazy guy. 😅
Maybe you should alert the authorities about that extremist neighbour – anyone that’s prepared to chop down a tree to spite a woodpecker has serious issues…
I agree with you, Dries. He sure has a very short fuse. 😳
Oh oh oh, what a perfect place for a nest for you to watch, photograph, and share with us! Exciting!
Thanks, Donna. Yes it would be great, but I haven’t seen him again. Maybe he’s gone away for the weekend. 😅
I agreed that was a bit excessive resolution. That is still far better than he is pecking on your house chimney. That is 10x worse plus damaging your house.
Thanks, YC. I have no problem with him pecking at my trees. He’s shown no interest in my house, thank goodness. It’s only the Iguanas that climb onto the roof. 😅
LOLOL 😂 that is a bit much to have a tree removed. There may have been other wildlife residing there. We forget sometimes that we’ve invaded their domain. I’m happy you were able to get a perfect snap.
Issy 😎
ps – there’s a woodpecker that enjoys pecking on my neighbors rain gutters. You can imagine what that sounds like. LOLOL
Thanks, Issy. Yes, some people are so arrogant and intolerant. Our next door neighbour had a woody pecking on his gutters for a while, but thankfully it didn’t go on for too long. 😅
Excellent shot.
Thank you. 🙂
oh i would welcome a palm tree and a woodpecker in my backyard anytime! 🙂
great capture as always, Sylvia! happy weekend to you too! 🙂
Thanks, dear Lola. Some people don’t appreciate the finer things in life, like having nature right in their backyard. 😟
omg.. that is crazy what yur neighbor did. what a fantastic capture Sylvia. mine are always blurry, because they see me and fly away 🙂
I agree with you, Kathy. A totally pathetic knee-jerk reaction. I haven’t met the guy and I’m sure I wouldn’t like him if I did. 😳
That makes 2 of us !! For sure
They typically homestead in the same tree (or area) each year.
We see and hear them regularly. It means it’s a (more of less) healthy ecosystem.
Have a peaceful weekend my friend.
Thanks, Eddie. I love seeing nature going on around me.
They bang a lot this time of year. I guess they think it’s sexy. We have one that goes at it on an old birdhouse attached to our house. It can really startle you when it begins, until you get used to it.
I think it’s called drumming. Maybe they are trying to attract a mate. Anyway, I absolutely love to see all birds around my garden. 😍
Overkill? Ha! It certainly killed the tree! I love woodpeckers, but for people with log cabins, such as those where we go in the summer, they can be a bit problem. Holes in a tree are one thing; holes in a house are entirely another!!
janet
Yes, holes in a log cabin might be a bit more of a problem. 😳
Hahahaha you now know.. don’t make a lot of noise around your neighbour.. you never know what he will resort to doing.. 😉
Quite so, Lisa. If he can afford $500 to get rid of woodpecker noise, who knows what he’d pay to take out noisy neighbours? 😯
I love woodpeckers, it’s fin to track their whereabouts! Beautiful post!
Thanks, Holly. I so agree with you. Nature is wondrously fascinating. xx
Our woodpeckers have chosen to hammer away on aluminum power poles , they like the real noise! 😊
Such attention seekers! 😆
Haha! For sure!
Some people are such peckers! 😛
I love listening to woodpeckers . . . and watching them when they are too busy to notice.
Exactly so, Nancy. 😀
There was a woodpecker that did a number on one of my mom’s trees but she just enjoyed watching its progress 😂
Selfish neighbour. 😔
We had a woodpecker in our garden as we were growing up. Then we moved and I do not know if he was successful.