Gray Brothers Wildlife LLC installing some woodpecker scare tactics on a home in Westport, CT. Woodpeckers can cause alot of damage on your home, if you have woodpeckers don’t wait call Gray Brothers Wildlife LLC today for us to start deterring them away from your home with woodpecker scare tactics 203-855-1888.
Connecticut is home to 7 species of woodpeckers that live in forests, woodlands, orchards, residential areas, and city parks throughout the state. An important part of the ecosystem, woodpeckers help control insect populations.
Woodpeckers are well adapted to maneuvering around tree trunks searching for insects and spiders. Their toes—two facing forward, two facing backward—enable woodpeckers to grasp vertical tree trunks and their stiff tail feathers provide an extra measure of support. With their sturdy beaks, woodpeckers can bore holes into trees for feeding and chisel out cavities for nesting. Strong muscles at the base of the beak act as shock absorbers to absorb the pressure from the force of impact. Bristles lining their nostrils filter out dust and tiny wood chips. To extract insects from crevices and holes in trees, woodpeckers have a long, sticky tongue with a barbed end with which they can snag insects.
In spring, males drum on trees (as well as on metal eaves and gutters, house siding, poles, and trash cans) to announce their territory and attract a mate. Most species mate for a single season and share much of the work associated with nesting, including excavating a nest cavity, incubating eggs, and feeding young. Generally, woodpeckers lay a single clutch of white eggs, although those in southern states may raise two to three broods in a season. Often the male incubates the eggs at night and the female sits on the nest during the day. The eggs hatch in about 2 weeks. The young are born blind and featherless (altricial). Their eyes open in about 2 weeks and the young are ready to fledge (leave the nest) in about a month. Often the young will stay with the adults in family groups until the end of summer or early fall.
How To Remove a Raccoon Inside Your House – Raccoons are smart animals that will explore their surroundings, and occasionally they can enter a home and decide to take up residence. Raccoons are common throughout Connecticut. Homeowners provide Raccoons plenty of access to food sources, such as garbage, gardens, and bird feeders. Raccoons are adaptable,…
Gray Brothers Wildlife LLC doing a woodchucks inspection and setting woodchucks traps in New Canaan, CT. Woodchucks are stocky mammals, with short, strong legs and a short, bushy, almost flattened tail. Their fur ranges from light to dark brown, with lighter guard hairs, giving them a frosted appearance. The ears can close over the ear…
Gray Brothers Wildlife LLC has provided professional animal removal and animal control services to communities across Connecticut. Family owned and operated for 28 years. Our Certified Wildlife Specialists focus on ecologically sound and humane animal control solutions for homeowners, property managers, business and government. We understand how stressful dealing with a nuisance animal can be….
Gray Brothers Wildlife doing a flying squirrel removal. Flying Squirrel removal Westport, CT. Flying Squirrel removal season. Call Gray Brothers Wildlife to do a Flying squirrel removal. Flying squirrels are not capable of powered flight like birds or bats; instead, they glide between trees. They are capable of obtaining lift within the course of these…
Gray Brothers Wildlife LLC caught these Ring-necked snakes from a basement in Darien CT. The northern ring-necked snake is a small thin snake. It has a dark slate gray body with a yellow ring around its neck. Its belly is yellow to orange. The head is flattened and the smooth scales give it a glossy…