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.
Gray Brothers Wildlife LLC doing a dead deer removal in Greenwich, CT. We often get calls for dead deer removal from lawns, patios and on other areas of properties where deer has died. Deer can sometimes be very large and very hard to remove. Dead deer removal can especially be difficult for older folks and ladies…
Bat Season in Connecticut is in Full Swing Bat season in Connecticut is in full swing, as bats are getting ready to have their young. The warmer weather is approaching and many home owners find that when they go outside at night as they have cookouts, parties, etc. that they have many bats around their…
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….
Hey there, home dwellers of Connecticut! Connecticut residents know all too well the struggle of dealing with unwanted mouse guests in their homes. These pesky creatures can wreak havoc on your pantry, chew through electrical wires, and leave behind a trail of droppings that can make you cringe. If you’re tired of constantly playing cat…
Gray Brothers Wildlife LLC doing a bat removal in Westport, CT. The homeowners we sleeping when the were awaken by a sound in their bedroom. They called us, the bat removal specialists and we came right over. We provide a 24/7 bat removal service. Bats are furred, warm-blooded mammals with body lengths of 3 to…
Gray Brothers Wildlife LLC doing an emergency bat removal in Greenwich, CT. We got a call at 1 am by the customer saying the bat was flying around her and her husband in their bedroom and it awakened them. Because Gray Brothers Wildlife is a 24/7 emergency bat removal company she called us first. Gray…