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I heard this weird tapping sound around the outside of the house. This woodpecker is chipping away at mortar between my bricks. I don't want to shoot him (I'd use a bb gun it's a residential area) but how do I get rid of him? He's legit making some progress chipping away mortar in spots. I've never seen anything like this shit before. He's not even that high up. I chased him off yesterday but heard him again today watering the grass in my back yard.

I heard this weird tapping sound around the outside of the house. This woodpecker is chipping away at mortar between my bricks. I don't want to shoot him (I'd use a bb gun it's a residential area) but how do I get rid of him? He's legit making some progress chipping away mortar in spots. I've never seen anything like this shit before. He's not even that high up. I chased him off yesterday but heard him again today watering the grass in my back yard.

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[–] [Deleted] 6 points (+6|-0)

He is there for a reason. He must hear something worth investigating in there. Woodpeckers peck to search for food in the form of ants or larva of several insects.

[–] [Deleted] 3 points (+3|-0)

I might remove a small section of drywall in the house around that area if this keeps up and take a peak but we don't have any kind of a bug problem. It's just really bizarre.

[–] [Deleted] 4 points (+4|-0)

You might not know that you do have a bug problem. Maybe Woody is just off his rocker and likes pecking mortar, now.