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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
advice from you horticulturists
OK...maybe that red headed woodpecker is not so cute after all ! ! ! ! Do I need give Ally a beebee gun up in her tree or is it ok for these birds to go at it ? There are 2 that have been having a daily pecker pecking party up there.
Dryocopus pileatus.. A solitary bird. It would seem that you have ants in your cherry tree Cor. The two male birds, being aggressively territorial are probably telling each other to get lost.
AH HA.... We discovered that our woodpecker is a Red Breasted Sapsucker. Here is a clip about her.
Sapsuckers do not cause serious damage to healthy trees, though uneducated orchard workers have historically shot them, thinking they would kill the fruit trees. A healthy tree will heal, and in fact, the Sapsucker is actually benefiting a tree when it relieves it of internal grubs and insects. As usual, nature has a way of making things work out well, without our interference.
That looks like serious damage, Cor.. Any perforation of the bark layer can potentially kill it, as it disrupts the flow of moisture through the tree.. You'd better get those holes filled to prevent it from drying out.. Tanglefoot paste deters the bird as it sticks to their feet.. I see this quite often...
Dryocopus pileatus..
ReplyDeleteA solitary bird. It would seem that you have ants in your cherry tree Cor. The two male birds, being aggressively territorial are probably telling each other to get lost.
Ornithologist Oily
My real question is if my tree is going to die??
ReplyDeleteAH HA....
ReplyDeleteWe discovered that our woodpecker is a Red Breasted Sapsucker. Here is a clip about her.
Sapsuckers do not cause serious damage to healthy trees, though uneducated orchard workers have historically shot them, thinking they would kill the fruit trees. A healthy tree will heal, and in fact, the Sapsucker is actually benefiting a tree when it relieves it of internal grubs and insects. As usual, nature has a way of making things work out well, without our interference.
That looks like serious damage, Cor..
ReplyDeleteAny perforation of the bark layer
can potentially kill it, as it
disrupts the flow of moisture through
the tree..
You'd better get those holes filled
to prevent it from drying out..
Tanglefoot paste deters the bird as it sticks to their feet..
I see this quite often...