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    From cameo@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 1 09:45:29 2017
    I wonder if any of you came up with an effective gizmo that deters
    woodpeckers from cedar siding of a house, in my case a tall chimney.
    I've tried shiny streamers that were effective till they were thorn away
    by the first wind storm and I am now too old to climb ladders to replace
    them after every storm. I also tried a fake owl near the chimney, but
    that didn't fool those peckers for very long. I've seen some electronic
    gizmos online, but I'd like to hear from somebody who has actually tried
    them and was satisfied with the result.

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  • From Bob F@21:1/5 to cameo on Tue Aug 1 14:42:47 2017
    On 8/1/2017 9:45 AM, cameo wrote:
    I wonder if any of you came up with an effective gizmo that deters woodpeckers from cedar siding of a house, in my case a tall chimney.
    I've tried shiny streamers that were effective till they were thorn away
    by the first wind storm and I am now too old to climb ladders to replace
    them after every storm. I also tried a fake owl near the chimney, but
    that didn't fool those peckers for very long. I've seen some electronic gizmos online, but I'd like to hear from somebody who has actually tried
    them and was satisfied with the result.

    My neighbor seems to being protected by hanging CD's.

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  • From cameo@21:1/5 to Bob F on Tue Aug 1 15:58:09 2017
    On 8/1/2017 2:42 PM, Bob F wrote:
    On 8/1/2017 9:45 AM, cameo wrote:
    I wonder if any of you came up with an effective gizmo that deters
    woodpeckers from cedar siding of a house, in my case a tall chimney.
    I've tried shiny streamers that were effective till they were thorn
    away by the first wind storm and I am now too old to climb ladders to
    replace them after every storm. I also tried a fake owl near the
    chimney, but that didn't fool those peckers for very long. I've seen
    some electronic gizmos online, but I'd like to hear from somebody who
    has actually tried them and was satisfied with the result.

    My neighbor seems to being protected by hanging CD's.

    That's the same thing as using aluminum foil streamers.

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