Public Enemy #1

For the most part Eric and I enjoy the "wildlife" here at Janeric Hills. He have a male and female Cardinal that we love to watch out the kitchen window, a couple of blue jays have been seen (and they weren't being mean to all the other birds), and I am even liking the squirrels because here they have more than enough acorns to keep them satisfied so they don't dig up my bulbs. There is one critter though that is no longer welcome. You may have guessed from the picture posted to the left... we have a woodpecker issue!

While playing cards with Eric's parent out on the screened in porch we noticed a rather large hole in our wood siding... big enough for a bird to fly in and out of and hang out in the interior of our garage wall. We instantly figured out what was making a rattling/pounding racket a few months back. A woodpecker had made a small fist-sized hole. Mike & Travis came over later in the week with the extension ladder (I heart having in-laws) to make a temporary fix, and we noticed another sizable hole, as well as several other smaller holes around the corner of the garage as well. We have a temporary fix in place, with tin can lids nailed over the holes to keep critters from living in our garage walls, but we will have to eventually come up with a more permanent solution which on down the line will involve putting up vinyl siding... peck on that "Woody"!. Grrr!!! Silly woodpeckers... it isn't like we don't have your choice of trees to peck on.