Woodpeckers are territorial and use the tapping to claim their territory IIRC. You can read horror stories of people having woodpeckers going at their metal roof, gutters, etc. They can be difficult to persuade to leave.
On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 7:07 AM Dennis C. via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Strange. Heard repetitive tapping sound while on the boat this week. The > source was a woodpecker attacking the furled genoa on a neighboring boat. > Must have been bugs in the sail. Link to picture: > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kc4okG4zrUi3Vh4GgUM4wJZAQE4fGFNt/view?usp=sharing > > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA >
