OK, so Nick is a wuss and can't kill a bird...

[JP135]

your tree is infested. they dont eat wood. kill the borers and they will leave. the bugs kill the tree not the woodpeckers.

Winnar!

Sorry folks, that's a yellow-bellied sap sucker. It's a common thing on live oak trees. Wrap the tree with tree wrap. It is not a borer problem.

Downy Woodpecker.

[94StangFiveO]

Winnar!



Downy Woodpecker.

Try again.

Yellow-bellied sapsucker

http://www.google.com/m/search?site=images&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=yellow%20belly%20sapsucker#p=0

Downy woodpecker

http://www.google.com/m/search?site=images&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=downy%20woodpecker

[Oldman&Moody]

your tree is infested. they dont eat wood. kill the borers and they will leave. the bugs kill the tree not the woodpeckers.

I gotta go with Bubbaearl.... I think he EATS those things.

[94StangFiveO]

I gotta go with Bubbaearl.... I think he EATS those things.

Sapsuckers can eat bugs but their main goal is to find trees that produce adequate sap in order to provide a food source and a nesting site for them. The tree is obviously not sick or dying, which is when borers come in to finish off the tree. If it can produce enough sap for these birds to come in and continue to feed from it then it is obviously in decent health. The reason they put numerous holes is because they need soft, fresh tissue exposed, they can't retrieve sap from a previous spot that has dried. There is no point in treating for borers.

[Josh.0]

JoshO will come over and plunk it for you . He lives close .

I could take care of that nick....

I am licensed

[Damnittsteve]

I could take care of that nick....

I am licensed

liscened the fill(you up with cock)

[ceyko]

Seems like a lot of work to wrap the whole tree, when the bird could just....disappear or go swimming with the fishes or something.

[STICKMAN]

need to go get a fake owl and mount it in the tree....works good for keeping the grackles away too. if no owl get a handfull of rubber snakes and throw them in the tree. works well too.

[SVTNorthTexas]

liscened the fill(you up with cock)

:shock:

[94StangFiveO]

Seems like a lot of work to wrap the whole tree, when the bird could just....disappear or go swimming with the fishes or something.

It's more than one bird and more will come. Wrapping would take an hour and cost less than $100. A new live oak is easily $100+ for small sized and if it's anything close to the current size it'll run at least a grand w/install.

[bubbaearl]

the holes do look like a sapsucker but not sure on the pic of the bird . when in doubt shoot the son of a bitch . there are lots of old folk remedies to deal with them.

[SSMAN]

Bet he has a sore pecker.

[03trubluGT]

Problem solved.

[junior]

Chainsaw

[td4087]

It's illegal to kill woodpeckers. They are protected by federal law.

Who's gonna call the bird police on him? Shoot the damn thing.